Investigators say it appears the two people were overcome by smoke as they tried to get out the front door of the mobile home.
The Magnolia Fire Department responded to the 41700 block of Woodway off FM 1486 around 3 a.m. They arrived to find a doublewide mobile home on fire.
Officials say firefighters entered the home and found one person just inside the front door and another about eight feet inside the home. They were both pronounced dead.The Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s Office says they are believed to be the senior residents of the home. An autopsy will confirm their identities and cause of death.
According to investigators, the fire began near the back of the home, and it appears the two people were overcome by smoke as they tried to get out the front door.Officials say the door was locked by a double-keyed deadbolt, which requires a key on the inside to get out. The fire marshal’s office recommends using a single-cylinder lock that has a thumb turn on the inside or leaving the key in the lock or hanging nearby.Officials are stressing the importance of having working smoke alarms in every bedroom and hallway.
"As I always say, you've got 90 seconds or a minute and a half to get out of the house if your smoke alarms go off," Magnolia Fire Chief Jeff Hevey says. "If you awake and you're already choking on the smoke, and the smoke is what woke you up, your time is greatly reduced to get out of the house safely."
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