An early morning fire at a mobile home in Oceanway has left one person dead and a second in serious condition at a local hospital.
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue crews were called to Shims Road, off New Berlin, just before 3:30 am Friday.
“Were met with heavy fire from the front of the house. There was one patient that we were met with immediately who has been transported to the hospital in serious condition”, said Eric Prosswimmer, JFRD Captain. That patient told firefighters that a disabled person was still inside the home, and was later discovered dead. The fire was under control within around 30 minutes, JFRD said.“Crews had a difficult time because it’s a mobile home, it’s off-grade, there was holes in the floor, we had to watch out for our firefighters safety. Getting to the bedroom where the person was wasn’t an easy task”, said Prosswimmer.
JFRD had been to the house before to treat the people and knew the layout, but weren’t able to get to the person in the bedroom.We’re seeing some flames spark up inside this mobile home where firefighters responded to a fire at 330am. They’re working on knocking those down.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Two Outdated Institutions Join Forces, Make One Doll to Rule Us AllThought people were done with the royals? Think again.
Read more »
Stirring performances from Dallas Chamber Symphony, but the concert was one piece too longhe Brahms Second Symphony was surprisingly convincing with reduced forces. Prokofiev’s ‘‘Classical’ Symphony was right at home.
Read more »
No NFL draft ‘musts’? Here’s one: Cowboys must fix their O-line, one way or anotherFRISCO — The Cowboys have an elephant in the room. Or more specifically, at least one elephant missing. They enter Thursday’s start to the NFL draft with an...
Read more »
One Vital Mental Health Issue We're Neglecting, From A Therapist & ActivistHere, activist and therapist Melody Li, LMFT shares why it's crucial to examine and disrupt the current mental health care system so all people can access the healing services they need.
Read more »
One in five reptile species threatened with extinctionTurtles and crocodiles are in dire straits.
Read more »