A body was found in a car that burned Sunday night in Northeast Washington, authorities said.

       The body was found in the driver’s seat in the 800 block of 26th Street NE, the police said.

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       Police had not released a name Monday.

       The D.C. medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of death, the police said.

       The fire department was called to the scene about 6:20 p.m., the police said. After the fire was extinguished, the body was found.

       Fire department spokesman Vito Maggiolo said Sunday that the cause of the fire had not been determined.