Firefighters find body after putting out Nipomo mobile home fire
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. -- The San Luis Obispo County Fire Department reported finding a body after putting out a mobile home fire on Wednesday afternoon.
Cal Fire SLO said it is investigating with the Sheriff's Department to determine whether the body they found was the homeowner.
Neighbors told the responding officers that a man in his 70s lived in the mobile home.
No other injuries from this fire have been reported.
The department said the fire damaged the mobile home as well as a nearby outbuilding, both located on the 1200 block of Hetrick Ave. in Nipomo.
Just before 3 p.m., Cal Fire SLO said firefighters responded to the scene and found the mobile home fully on fire as well as multiple other exposures to the flames.
Around 3:40 p.m., the department said the fire was contained to the mobile home and one other structure with the assistance of Five Cities Fire and Santa Maria Fire.
#HetrickIC Fire has been contained to the mobile home and one outbuilding. Firefighters will be on scene approximately two hours for mop up. @5CitiesFirePIO and @SMFDHQ assisting. pic.twitter.com/3vevAHP2Us
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) February 23, 2022
The investigation for cause of fire and identifying the body is on going.
