A person is dead after their vehicle caught fire which spread to the nearby brush in Gorman Wednesday night.

Around 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, first responder received reports of a brush fire near Gorman School Road and Ralphs Ranch Road in Gorman, said Saadullah Sheikh, a spokeperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

While crews were battling the fire, the you located a vehicle on fire with a person inside, said DC Williams, the public information officer for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Fort Tejon Office.

“The person inside the vehicle unfortunately suffered fatal injuries,” Williams said.

As of Thursday morning, CHP is still investigating if the vehicle was involved in a crash or not prioor to catching fire.

The brush fire reached 13 acres before crews were able to stop the fire, according to Sheikh.

Victoria Williams, 18, from Inglewood was identified as the woman who died in the fire, according to officials with the L.A. County Coroner’s office.

Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.

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