Garage fire body found

Firefighters found a burned body here early on Nov. 15, 2012. (WGN-TV / November 15, 2012)

Chicago firefighters found a body of a man inside a burning garage early Thursday morning, police said.

Police have opened a death investigation and detectives were called to the scene in the 2800 block of West 40th Street.

The fire was reported about 2:40 a.m., Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said.

The man remained unidentified this evening though officials believe the man was in his 40s.

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