Victim found after mobile home fire in Spalding County Tuesday morning

SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. - A person was found dead after an overnight fire at a mobile home park in Spalding County, officials said.

What we know:

The fire broke out around 2 a.m. Tuesday at a mobile home park in the 5200 block of Old Atlanta Road near Hampton.

According to the fire marshal, neighbors attempted to get inside the trailer to help, but the flames and heat were too intense.

Firefighters responded to the scene, extinguished the blaze and later discovered the victim in the back of the mobile home. 

The Spalding County Coroner's Office was called to the scene.

What we don't know:

Officials have not released the victim's identity or said what caused the fire. The investigation remains ongoing.

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