Firefighters discovered more than flames at at mobile home fire this afternoon at 621 Lakeview St.
Fire crews found a deceased person inside.
According to an Emporia Fire Department news release, a structure fire report came in about 1:22 p.m. Tuesday. Fire units responded a few minute later and saw smoke coming from the trailer. The fire was extinguished quickly.
It was not immediately clear if the fire and death were connected. Authorities have not released the name or gender of the deceased person.
The fire is under investigation by the Emporia Fire Department and Emporia Police Department. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
Check the Gazette website and the Wednesday print edition for updates.
inaweoftheblindness (anonymous) says...
And we will never hear about this again on what happened. Funny how things happen here in town but everything becomes hush hush after the fact.
August 16, 2011 at 9:46 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )