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Burnt body found in Logan section of Philadelphia

Investigators said the body appeared to have been lit on fire, though circumstances were not yet available.

Philadelphia police investigate a homicide in alley behind houses in the Olney section of the city.
Philadelphia police investigate a homicide in alley behind houses in the Olney section of the city.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer

A burnt body was discovered in the Logan section of Philadelphia Thursday morning, with police investigating, reports said.

Shortly after 6 a.m. Thursday, police were called to the 5200 block of North Marshall Street, where officers found a body that appeared to have been burned, 6ABC reported.

Investigators said the body appeared to have been lit on fire, though details on the circumstances were not immediately known.

No further information was released.