OCSO INVESTIGATING FATAL FIRE ON PORCH OF VACANT TRAILER
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jul 09 2020 7:27 AM
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responding to a call of a porch fire at an abandoned trailer off Racetrack Road near Fort Walton Beach found a person ablaze and already deceased.
The call came in around 4 a.m. at the site of a vacant trailer on 441 Pinecrest Lane in the Pinecrest Mobile Home Park.
Area residents say homeless people sometimes stayed at the site.
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is assisting with the investigation.
An initial evaluation of the scene did not turn up any accelerants.
The individual’s identity is unknown at this time.
An autopsy has been scheduled for July 9th.
Three OCSO deputies who responded to the scene were treated for smoke inhalation at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, then released.
Additional information will be presented as warranted.
Anyone who may have information on the fatal fire is asked to contact the OCSO at 850.651.7400 or Emerald Coast Crimestoppers at 850.863.TIPS, emeraldcoastcrimestoppers.com, or by texting the P3 Mobile Tips application
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