Elderly person dies in Modesto mobile home fire

(FOX40.COM) - - A senior is dead after being found by very first responders in a mobile home that was on fire.

Around 5:45 p.m., the Modesto and Stanislaus Consolidated firemens said they reacted to 9-1-1 calls about a residential working structure fire on the 3900 block of Central Avenue in Ceres. Callers reported a mobile home on fire with a person potentially still inside.

Upon arrival, the Modesto Fire Department saw fire coming from a mobile home. Firemens stated they performed a search, found an elderly resident, and eliminated the resident. Paramedic crews supplied healthcare and carried the resident to a regional medical facility, nevertheless, the occupant was later on noticable dead.

Officials stated the fire was rapidly extinguished before the fire might spread to other mobile homes close-by and the cause is under examination.