Man, 80s, dies in mobile home fire near Blanford
It happened yesterday morning at the Lady Bailey Residential Park in Winterborne Whitechurch
An elderly man has died after a fire at a mobile home near Blandford.
It happened yesterday morning at the Lady Bailey Residential Park in Winterborne Whitechurch.
:Firefighters were called at 11.31am, and at the height of the incident, they had 11 fire engines, two water carriers and other specialist vehicles on the scene (approx 50 firefighters).
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used hose reels and main jets to extinguish the fire and prevent fire spread.
Sadly, a local man in his 80s was pronounced dead at the scene.
His next of kin have been informed and HM Coroner has been notified.
The fire is not currently believed to be suspicious.
However, officers will continue to liaise with the fire service to ensure a full investigation is carried out to establish the cause of the incident.