Body discovered inside burning mobile home in SC, Columbia Fire Department says
A body was found inside a burning mobile home Sunday, according to the Columbia Fire Department.
At about 5:45 p.m., crews responded to a fire at a single-wide mobile home on South Goodwin Circle, the fire department said. That’s in the Gadsden area of Richland County, near the intersection of Bluff Road and Congaree Road.
When the emergency crews arrived they found the fire was fully involved, according to the fire department.
The crews worked to establish a water supply and suppress the blaze from the outside of the burning home, the fire department said.
After entering the home firefighters discovered one person inside, according to the fire department. The Richland County Coroners Office was immediately called to the scene, the fire department said.
The coroner’s office has not publicly identified the victim, or announced a cause of death.
No other injuries were reported.
The fire department said the blaze was extinguished. Information about how long it took to extinguish the fire was not available.
There was no word on where the fire originated, but the cause of the fire is is being investigated by the Richland County Fire Marshal’s Office, according to the fire department. Officials did not say if foul play was suspected.
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