Police claim they did not deliberately set fire to cabin believed to house Christopher DornerMadison Ruppert, Contributor According to AFP, police denied that the fire was deliberately set, instead saying they threw a type of pyrotechnic tear gas into the cabin, while still denying that the fire was intentional. Sheriff McMahon confirmed that officers had thrown in a kind of pyrotechnic tear gas, which can catch light, AFP reports. We did not intentionally burn down that cabin to get Mr. Dorner out, San Bernadino Sheriff John McMahon said. Even CNN reported on the audio from a Los Angeles television station that captured the sound of someone saying, Burn it down burn that goddamn house down. Burn it down. Yet, according to CNN, the order to use the burners did not come for another two hours. Seven burners deployed, and we have a fire, one officer said on the radio around 4:16 pm. According to USA Today, [McMahon] said deputies initially fired conventional cold tear gas into the cabin in Seven Oaks, near Big Bear Lake, then switched to pyrotechnic-type rounds known as burners. While police say they have strong evidence that the individual tracked to the Big Bear cabin looked and behaved like Dorner, they still cannot absolutely, positively confirm that the body found inside was indeed Dorner. I cannot absolutely, positively confirm it was him, McMahon said, according to ABC. According to San Jose Mercury News, the actual identification of the body could take anywhere from hours to weeks and it isnt clear what method of identification will be used. The best way to determine identity is DNA, according to Dr. Cyril Wecht, former president of the American Academy of Forensic Science, but that could be quite difficult to obtain from a severely burned body. Furthermore, investigators need DNA from Dorner to compare with DNA from the remains from the cabin. Wecht said they could go to family members to get similarities that can be used as a match, according to Mercury News. Others, like Scott Carrier, an individual who worked with the Los Angeles County Coroners Office for over 30 years, say dental records will be the way to go. In the end, the dental records are imperative. Even with all the new crime scene techniques with DNA and other procedures you need to have something to compare the DNA with to get a positive identification, Carrier said. Dental records are still the best way. While the actual identification of the body will be left up to the San Bernadino sheriffs, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said they are prepared to offer help identify the body in an interview with CNN. We all are breathing a sigh of relief. We do believe it is the body of Christopher Dorner, but we dont know for certain, Villaraigosa said, according to Reuters. We have been working collaboratively from the very beginning to bring this man to justice, Villaraigosa said, according to Mercury News. We are prepared to offer any help we can to identify the body. Please support our work and help us start to pay contributors by doing your shopping through our Amazon link or check out some must-have products at our store. This article first appeared at End the Lie. Madison Ruppert is the Editor and Owner-Operator of the alternative news and analysis databaseEnd The Lie and has no affiliation with any NGO, political party, economic school, or other organization/cause. He is available for podcast and radio interviews. Madison also now has his own radio show on UCYTV Monday nights 7 PM 9 PM PT/10 PM 12 AM ET. Show page link here: http://UCY.TV/EndtheLie. If you have questions, comments, or corrections feel free to contact him at admin@EndtheLie.com linkwithin_text=Related Articles: 