LARGO, Fla. — Largo Fire Rescue (LFR) said a woman and a 4-year-old girl were pronounced dead after a mobile home fire in Largo.
LFR said crews responded to a residential structure fire in the 14000 block of Belcher Road South at Westgate Mobile Home Park at around 2:20 a.m. on May 11.
“Oh, just a burst of flames, huge gust of flames, some smoke, we see some fire, we came down, we heard someone died, we haven’t seen nothing like this, it’s just a shame,” said neighbor Dominic McCray.
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Residents of the Westgate Mobile Home Park told me they are still in disbelief to see their neighbors' home ravaged by flames in the middle of the night, with three people inside.
“These are things that you don’t really want to talk about, it’s really bad, it’s really sad and stuff,” said neighbor Jose Ubiles.
According to the Largo Fire Department, a 4-year-old girl and an adult woman were found dead inside, while a man was taken to the hospital, where he is in stable condition.
Neighbors said the man was the four-year-old’s father, while the deceased woman was the girl’s grandmother.
“They are great people, man, he loves his kid and everything, his mom, it’s really sad that this happened, it’s crazy,” said Ubiles.
Neighbors said the family was well-liked, and you’d often see the child playing outside.
“She was an amazing little girl, everybody loved her, she was always out here running around and playing with her bike and hanging out with next door neighbors, doing everything a little kid does, it was really sad,” said Ubiles.
These residents said it’s a dark day for the entire community.
“This is sad, this should definitely break people’s hearts, seeing that a kid died, it should break your heart,” said McCray.
The third occupant, a man, was transported to the hospital, per the report.
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LFR said the cause of the fire remains under investigation by the State Fire Marshal's Office.
Tampa Bay 28 received a video of the scene from a viewer.
Tampa Bay 28 went to the scene for more information.
This is a developing story. Tampa Bay 28 will provide more details as they become available.
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