HALLANDALE BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Devastation struck a mobile home community in Hallandale Beach after a fire erupted overnight, claiming the life of one person, officials said.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue crews responded to reports of a residential structure fire in the Seville Mobile Home Park, along Northeast Sixth Street, at around 12:30 a.m. on Friday.
Firefighters arrived to find the mobile home fully engulfed in flames, with heavy smoke and fire visible.
“It was wild. I never saw anything like that in my life,” said Pam, a neighbor who spoke with 7News.
Ring camera video shared with 7News shows a quiet night at around 12:18 a.m. By 12:33 a.m., just 15 minutes later, the mobile home was engulfed in flames.
Pam said she heard explosions.
“I hear an explosion, I looked outside, and there’s flames and explosions,” she said.
“A boom, like an explosion,” said another woman.
David Mueller lives directly next door to the mobile home where the fire started.
“I woke up, and I looked out the window, and it was like daylight,” he said. “I just ran out with the fire hose, and I did everything I could to try to put that out. I tried to put some water on the propane tanks, and then at the same time, I was switching off to my trailer because it was getting very, very hot, things were melting.”
“We ran out back with the baby,” said Pam. “I said, ‘Let’s go, in case it explodes into here.'”
Firefighters extinguished the flames entirely in about 20 minutes, according to BSFR.
One occupant of the home was found dead inside. Officials said the intensity of the fire has made it difficult to determine the age and gender of the victim.
The aftermath of the fire left the mobile home charred.
Officials have not identified the deceased.
Pam said the victim lived with a man in the mobile home, adding that when the blaze ignited, the woman was home alone and the man was away.
“It was a lady, ’cause the guy, I guess, was in the hospital or something,” she said.
Crews prevented the flames from spreading to two neighboring mobile homes, which were spared from significant damage.
Investigators spent much of the morning in and out of the property, as this mobile home community mourned the loss of one of their own.
“I pray, you know, that she rests in peace,” said Pam.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office.
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