One person found dead after Lake Alfred mobile home fire early Monday

Sara-Megan Walsh, Lakeland Ledger
Updated ·1 min read
One person was found dead, along with some pets, early Monday morning after Polk County firefighters extinguished a mobile home fire in the Lakeview RV Park in Lake Alfred.
One person was found dead, along with some pets, early Monday morning after Polk County firefighters extinguished a mobile home fire in the Lakeview RV Park in Lake Alfred.

LAKE ALFRED — One person is dead after an early morning fire engulfed a Lake Alfred mobile home.

Polk County Fire Rescue responded to a residential structure fire at 1:51 a.m. Monday reported at Lakeview RV Park, 1640 U.S. 17-92 in Lake Alfred. The first engine arrived at the scene within six minutes of being dispatched.

Upon arrival, first responders found a mobile home that was fully engulfed in flames. It was initially unknown whether anyone was inside the RV at the time.

The cause of the fire is unknown and still under investigation.
The cause of the fire is unknown and still under investigation.

Once the fire was extinguished, first responders conducted an interior search of the home and found one person dead inside.

“Our thoughts go out to the family as they mourn the loss of their loved one”, Fire Chief Hezedean Smith said in a statement.

The fire started shortly before 2 a.m. Monday.
The fire started shortly before 2 a.m. Monday.

The cause of the fire is unknown and still under investigation.

Mutual aid was provided by the Lake Alfred, Haines City and Auburndale fire departments, Polk County Sheriff's Office and Florida State Fire Marshal Office.

This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Overnight mobile home fire in Lake Alfred kills one person