JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A person was found dead inside a mobile home that caught fire Tuesday morning at a mobile home park on Jacksonville's Northside.
Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department's Captain Eric Prosswimmer says the person was found in a bedroom area during the firefighters' second sweep of the house to look for victims.
Firefighters say the 911 call came in just after 7 a.m. and firefighters got to The Village Mobile Home Park within three minutes. Heavy smoke was coming out of the door and windows, and the fire flared up once firefighters forced their way inside.
They were able to put out the fire within 10 minutes. There's no word yet on what caused it.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the person found dead was a man in his 60s or 70s. Police say a space heater was in room he was found in, but investigators don’t know if that’s what caused fire.
People who live in the mobile home park tell First Coast News the trailer that caught fire was one of the older ones at the park. They didn't think anyone lived in it, but Prosswimmer says there was power hooked up to the trailer.