A 50-year-old man died after a heavy fire tore through a Van Nuys home Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire around 2:55 p.m. in the 6900 block of North Burnet Avenue. Upon arrival, firefighters saw heavy smoke from the rear of a one-story, single-family home.
Crews launched an interior fire attack while truck companies conducted vertical ventilation to clear heat and smoke…