North Philadelphia body found: Gruesome discovery made after car fire extinguished

Firefighters made a gruesome discovery after putting out a blaze that consumed two vehicles in North Philadelphia.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Firefighters made a gruesome discovery after putting out a blaze that consumed two vehicles in North Philadelphia.

The call went out around 4 a.m. Thursday for the fire in the 3500 block of North 10th Street.

Chopper 6 was over the scene after a body was found inside a burning vehicle in North Philadelphia.

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A Dodge Ram and a Jeep Cherokee were found to be ablaze.

Once the flames were extinguished, firefighters found the body of a man in the driver's seat of the Jeep Cherokee.

The fire has been ruled an arson.
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There was no word on the identity of the man who was found dead.

The Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit is investigating.

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Body found after vehicle fire extinguished in North Philadelphia