FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- An investigation is underway after one person was killed in a fire in Fresno County on Monday.
The fire happened around 2 pm in the area of Norwich and Sante Fe avenues, near the railroad track.
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Fresno Fire officials say witnesses in the area heard the man screaming inside a nearby concrete drainage enclosure.
After discovering the fire, bystanders tried to pull out the man, later identified as 59-year-old Eric Bennett, but the flames were too intense.
Officials say they believe Bennett was using the concrete enclosure as a temporary shelter.
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The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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