1 Dies In Mobile Home Fire In Homeland

HOMELAND, CA— A fire that tore through a doublewide mobile home in Homeland Monday killed the occupant and destroyed the residence.

The blaze was reported shortly after 9 a.m. in the 26100 block of Seaforthia Palm Drive, just south of Highway 74, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

The agency said multiple engine crews were sent to the location and discovered the doublewide "fully involved" with flames.

Firefighters gained the upper hand and fully contained the blaze less than an hour later, finding the victim, whose name was not immediately released, inside the fire-ravaged trailer deceased, according to the fire department.

No surrounding properties were damaged.

Cal Fire arson investigators and sheriff's deputies were jointly investigating.