By Beacon Staff
One person is dead after mobile home fire at Timberline Estates in West Burlington early Thursday morning.
The person has yet to be identified by police.
Burlington firefighters were called to the fire at 14876 Washington Road, lot 193, at 2:37 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, to find a mobile home fully engulfed in flames.
Firefighters and deputies worked to determine if anyone was inside the mobile home while bringing the fire under control. The fire was brought under control by 3:18 am. Firefighters cleared the scene at 8:35 a.m.
The damage caused by the fire was extensive. During a search of the mobile home a body was located. The body was removed and taken to the Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny for identification.
The mobile home is owned by Homes in Iowa and is managed by Timberline Estates. Damage estimates are still being assessed.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Burlington Fire Department, Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office, and the Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Ten Burlington firefighters responded to the initial call and were assisted by firefighters from Danville, Gladstone, Mediapolis, and West Burlington, who provided manpower and water tenders.
Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office and the Secondary Roads Department, Alliant Energy, and REC also assisted at the scene. There were no other injuries aside from the fatality.