7:13 PM EST: KCAL 9 is reporting that police are attempting to fire tear gas canisters into the cabin. A "green gas" is blowing in the air around the cabin.
7:17 PM EST: The cabin is now "engulfed in flames," according to CBS. It's uncertain how the fire was set.
7:21 PM EST: Huge plumes of black smoke are now rising from the cabin.
7:28 PM EST: KCAL 9 is reporting "a small possibility" that Dorner may have escaped the cabin and made his way to a nearby horse corral.
7:42 PM EST: A single gunshot that rang out from the cabin immediately after the fire started has led news outlets to begin speculating that Dorner has killed himself.
7:47 PM EST: Authorities say gunshots in the cabin are presumed to be ammunition exploding from the heat.
7:52 PM EST: There are firefighters in the area of the cabin, but they are making no effort to put out the fire.
7:57 PM EST: KCAL 9 reports that police around the cabin are now smoking cigarettes. Tension has eased.
Safe to say he's probably dead or got away (doubtful).
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