Neighbors watched in disbelief as ferocious flames caught on video ripped through a trailer home in Hallandale Beach, killing one person early Friday.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue (BSFR) crews responded at around 12:30 a.m. to the fire at 513 NE 4th Avenue at Seville Mobile Home Park.
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Firefighters found the mobile home "fully engulfed in flames, with heavy smoke and fire visible."
"Firefighters aggressively fought back fierce flames bringing the fire under control within 15 minutes and fully extinguishing it within 20 minutes," BSFR said.
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One of the people who lived in the home did not survive.
"Due to the intensity of the fire, the age and gender of the victim have not yet been determined," BSFR said.
A neighbor, Shanna Whitney, said a couple lived in the home.
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"Big explosion. It was up in smoke. The trailer's completely gone," she said. "I was scared. I was hoping that nobody was inside, but unfortunately there was somebody. Just really sad morning."
The fire left behind a charred shell of the trailer, as investigators searched through debris for clues to the cause.
Neighbors said the man and a woman who lived there mostly kept to themselves.
Now they're wondering what happened.
"It was wild, I never saw anything like that in my life," Pam Whitney, who saw the flames, said.
Crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to two other mobile homes, which did not sustain significant damage, authorities said.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office.
