A man was found dead in a bedroom during a mobile home fire early this morning, Nov. 25, south of Hillsboro. No one else was injured in the fire, Hillsboro Fire Protection District Chief Brian Gaudet said.
Gaudet said the man appeared to have died in the fire, and as of this morning, no foul play is suspected. However, he said Hillsboro Fire, the Missouri State Fire Marshal and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office were investigating the fire.
Firefighters were called at about 2:25 a.m. to the 11700 block of Castle Ranch Road. The first truck arrived at 2:36 a.m., and firefighters found the mobile home well involved by fire, Gaudet said.
He said firefighters knocked the fire down and entered the mobile home, where they found the deceased man in a bed. He said firefighters were inside the mobile home while it was still on fire, and the fire was under control about 30 minutes after the first truck arrived.
Gaudet said it is unknown what caused the fire or where it started. He also said the mobile home was destroyed.
It is believed no one else lived in the mobile home, Gaudet said.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.