Man found dead in burning car in Cottonwood Heights parking lot
Nov 13, 2024, 6:24 AM | Updated: 1:36 pm
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS — A 31-year-old man was found dead in a burning car in Cottonwood Heights Wednesday morning, according to Cottonwood Heights police.
Police said multiple callers reported a fire in the parking lot of Santa Fe apartments. Fire crews arrived at approximately 12 a.m. to find “a few” cars on fire, according to Assistant Chief Paul Brenneman of the Cottonwood Heights Police Department, and the man’s body was found in one of them.
Crews were working to determine the man’s identity and how the fire could have ignited. As of Wednesday morning, officials did not believe there was any suspicious activity involved and it was likely accidental.
Police said more information would be released as it became available in the ongoing investigation.
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