UPDATE: News4JAX records show this man was at least the eighth person to die in a house fire this year.
JSO and Jacksonville firefighters responded to the mobile home on Shims Road just off New Berlin Road around 3:30 a.m. Firefighters were able to pull an older woman out of the mobile home, and she told them a disabled older man was still inside.JFRD re-entered the mobile home but officials said firefighters had trouble getting to the man.
“There were holes in the floor,” JFRD spokesman Eric Prosswimmer said. “We had to watch out for our firefighters’ safety. Getting to the bedroom where the person was wasn’t an easy task.” Prosswimmer also said firefighter crews knew the layout of the mobile home after being called there before for medical issues. They were able to get the fire under control in about 30 minutes, but it was too late for the man in the home.“Crews worked hard, and we knew there was somebody in there, and it was a sad outcome. Our condolences go to the family. It’s not the result we want. We want to give somebody a chance, the other person, we’ve given them a chance. They’re at the hospital.
Hours after the fire, flowers had been placed on what used to be the front steps. Neighbors told News4JAX the couple was kind and had been living in the home for decades. They said the man who died had been a trucker but had suffered from health issues for years.News4JAX records show this man was at least the eighth person to die in a house fire this year.
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