Five Killed in Idaho Mobile Home Fire

June 8, 2010
Five people were found dead inside an Idaho Falls mobile home following an early morning blaze yesterday.

Five people were found dead inside an Idaho Falls mobile home following an early morning blaze yesterday, according to KDIK-TV.

At approximately 3:45 a.m., a neighbor awoke to a bright light coming from his window and went outside to discover a van and the porch of a mobile home on fire.

When Idaho Falls and Bonneville County Fire Departments arrived on the scene, the mobile home was fully engulfed and flames reached as high as 25 feet, according to the report.

The fire was brought under control after two hours before crews inspected the unit and recovered the bodies.

Simon Perez Jimenez, 44; Ester Gonzales De Perez, 37; Esmeralda Perez Gonzalez, 12; Antonio Perez Gonzalez, 9 and Jose Guadalupe Perez Gonzalez, 3 were identified as the deceased.

Fire investigators are working to determine what caused the fire and believe it may have began on or near the front entry porch.

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