CARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two women and a man died after a residence in East Tennessee caught fire, officials said.
Firefighters responded early Wednesday to a report of a blaze with people trapped inside and arrived in less than 15 minutes to find the mobile home fully engulfed, Caryville Fire Department spokesman Robert Stooksbury told news outlets.
“When you have a fully involved structure, you do the best you can. And, when it gets to the point you can’t get in, then you have to go defensive. Surround it, drown it and try to get the fire out. Then unfortunately go and look for victims,” he said.
The identities of those who died weren’t immediately released. The cause of the fire remains under investigation, officials said.