Wednesday afternoon update:
Bryan police has announced the woman killed in Tuesday’s mobile home fire as 32 year old Susanna Moreno-Lott.
She was among seven adults and one juvenile who lived in the trailer.
The cause of the fire remains unknown. A joint police-fire department investigation continues.
Tuesday afternoon update:
Bryan police and fire investigators spent the day collecting evidence from a mobile home fire early Tuesday morning where a woman was killed.
The victim’s name has not been released.
An undetermined number of others inside escaped with injuries that did not require treatment at the scene.
Fire marshal Marc McFeron said the first unit arrived just after 2 a.m. south of the municipal golf course on Ehlinger at the Mobiltown trailer park.
Firefighers saw flames while approaching the trailer.
Neighboring trailers were not threatened.
McFeron says among the questions to be determined is whether smoke detectors in the trailer were working.
Click below for comments from Marc McFeron, visiting with WTAW’s Bill Oliver:
Original story:
One person is dead after an early morning fire at Mobiltown Mobile Home Park in Bryan.
Several occupants were in the residence, and all but one adult female escaped.
Bryan Police Department is investigating the cause of death, while Bryan Fire Department is investigating the cause of the fire.
Officer Kelley McKethan says no other mobile homes were damaged.
Courtesy of Bryan Police Department:
On July 28, 2015 just after 2:00am Officers and Fire Fighters responded to the Mobiltown Mobile Home Park at 400 Ehlinger Dr. for a residential fire. Multiple adults were inside the residence at the time of the fire. All were able to escape with the exception of one adult female. Some of the other occupants suffered minor injuries that did not require medical attention at the time. There are multiple investigations underway:
The Bryan Fire Department is investigating the cause of the fire and where the fire may have started.
The Bryan Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the death. The deceased will be sent for an autopsy to determine the cause of death. We are withholding the deceased’s name until we confirm the female’s identity.
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Click below to hear comments from Officer Kelley McKethan.