Body found after burning car is extinguished in Cutler Bay

CUTLER BAY, Fla. – A death investigation is underway in Miami-Dade County after firefighters extinguished a car engulfed in flames only to find a body inside.

First responders arrived at the scene located around Old Cutler Road and Southwest 92nd Avenue in Curler Bay at approximately 1:45 p.m. Thursday.

Authorities said a man was detained shortly after the fire was put out.

That man was taken to the police station for questioning, officers said, adding that detectives were interviewing him to determine his involvement, if any, in the fire.

No arrests have been announced, and the person who was discovered in the vehicle has not been identified.


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Terrell Forney joined Local 10 News in October 2005 as a general assignment reporter. He was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, but a desire to escape the harsh winters of the north brought him to South Florida.

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