Dunnellon resident dies in house fire
File photo: Marion County Fire Rescue Unit [Bruce Ackerman/Ocala Gazette] 2020.
A house fire in Dunnellon claimed the life of one man in the early morning hours of April 15, according to Marion County Fire Rescue.
MCFR was dispatched at 12:51 a.m. to a house on West McKinney Avenue with three occupants.
Crews arrived on scene at 12:55 a.m., where the single-story house was engulfed in flames. Two of the occupants were able to escape, while the third was trapped inside.
“Crews launched an aggressive attack, swiftly deploying hose lines to contain the blaze while rescue teams began an urgent search for the missing occupant,” according to MCFR.
The fire was under control by 1:18 a.m., but the person was found deceased inside the home.
The identity of the deceased has not yet been released.
“The cause and origin of the fire are currently under investigation by the State Fire Marshal’s Office,” according to MCFR.
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