Investigators probing cause of drug house fire

— Arson investigators have searched the charred remains of a Los Angeles-area drug house that burned days after a body was found in the backyard.

Investigators searched the Lennox-area home after the blaze broke out Wednesday night but there's no word Thursday on what caused the fire.

A man's body was dug up in the backyard on Tuesday. Authorities were alerted by a man who reported that a couple tied him up and took his truck, saying they needed it to bury a body.

The fire broke out hours after a man wanted for questioning in the case was arrested.

Homeowners James and Gabriela Stein vanished in December. Los Angeles County sheriff's homicide Lt. Don Slawson says they're still officially considered missing and the man's body hasn't been identified.

The Associated Press


