Coroner's office burns -- but workers keep investigating fire

A team from the Los Angeles County coroner's office fanned out across the Oakridge Mobile Home Park today to look for possible remains in an area almost totally destroyed by the Sayre fire.

But coroner's officials said today that they won't have the use of their Sylmar office, which serves as a base of operations for their investigations in northern Los Angeles County.

Coroner's spokeswoman Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said the facility was a total loss, although employees were able to rescue computers and vehicles.

"Everything else was burned," MacWillie said. The three investigators that used to be housed there will now be redeployed, possibly to the San Fernando police station.

--Andrew Blankstein

Comments

[Kara]

That is kinda scary would hate 2 be there

[Bianca Pavone]

I feel really bad for the people in the fire. If that was me i would be freaking out. Its a scary thing that you really pray for it not to happen to you.

[L.A. Tragedy]

I feel so sorry for all the old folks and other people who were living at the mobile home park. They have lost so much. One man ran out without his dentures. How sad. These people now need housing, and affordable housing in L.A. is almost non-existent due to greedy developers.

[cody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

i love jesus cirst!!!!!!!! he will take care of these people

[Brenda Garcia]

My heart truly does go out to all the people who lost everything because of the fires. If I could, I would find all these people new homes to live in. I cannot feel what they are feeling, but my heart and sympathies really do go out to them. I am constantly thinking of them and also praying for them all.