BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) - Emergency personnel in Southeast Texas have discovered a body in a burning trash bin.
Beaumont Fire-Rescue officials say the body was found early Tuesday as firefighters answered a call about a blaze near a business.
Authorities had no immediate information on the identity of the person or whether foul play was involved.
An autopsy has been ordered. The trash bin has been transported to a crime lab in Beaumont.
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