TANGIPAHOA, La. — The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office says a man died in a vehicle fire on Tuesday.
Deputies and the Ponchatoula Fire Department were called to a vehicle fire around 7:00 PM at the intersection of Sontheimer Road and the S. I-12 Service Road in Hammond.
When they arrived they found 54-year-old Edward Wallace Jr. dead inside the vehicle.
The incident is still under investigation.
Sheriff Daniel Edwards says "foul play is not believed to be a factor in this incident."
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