Volusia Sheriff: One person found dead in mobile home fire near DeLeon Springs
Posted Sun, 2008-11-30 14:55
DELEON SPRINGS -- One person was found dead inside a mobile home near DeLeon Springs that caught on fire early this morning, Volusia Sheriff's spokesman Brandon Haught said.
Firefighters along with Volusia County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to 47 Valley Drive after a 911 call about the fire was received at approximately 3 a.m.
The structure was fully engulfed in flames when deputies and Volusia County Fire Services got on scene.
"When firefighters were able to make their way into the structure, they found the victim, 80-year-old Maxine Perry," Haught said. "She is believed to have
been the only occupant of the home. She was pronounced dead at about 3:39 a.m."
The Sheriff's Office along with the Volusia County Medical Examiner's Office is investigating the death.
The cause of the fire is being investigated by the State Fire Marshal's Office.
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