SHERMAN OAKS >> Los Angeles firefighters discovered possible human remains down a steep ravine after responding to a brush fire call in Sherman Oaks on Saturday, authorities said.

At about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, as the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the blaze near the 3500 block of North Coy Drive, they discovered “possibly a human skull” in the ravine, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Mike Lopez, a spokesman, said.

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LAPD, LAFD and the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner were working together Sunday to figure out a way for a coroner official to make his way down the ravine to recover the skull, he said.

“There’s a recovery effort” underway, Lopez said. “We’re blocking off the scene.”

Lt. Larry Dietz of the coroner’s office said Sunday evening that “we have the skull” but could not provide further information.

The coroner’s office would be able to determine if the skull belonged to a human and if it was, whether it belonged to a man or a woman and other important details, Lopez said.

Los Angeles fire units were still at the scene on Sunday to handle any remaining hot spots within the brush fire and to pick up their equipment, fire officials said in a statement.

The blaze, which happened behind Buckley School, had scorched up to 4 acres of brush in the hills of Sherman Oaks before firefighters knocked it down with the help of water-dropping helicopters and hand crews.

No injuries were reported.