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Man dead after trailer home catches fire in rural Payne County

Neighbors said they came outside and saw smoke billowing from the trailer

Man dead after trailer home catches fire in rural Payne County

Neighbors said they came outside and saw smoke billowing from the trailer

KIM SEALS, KYLIE THOMAS BRINGING US THE LATEST. NEIGHBORS SAY THEY OUTSIDE AND SAW SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THIS TRAILER. FIREFIGHTERS RUSHED IN TO HELP, BUT THEY SAY IT WAS ALREADY TOO. JUST BEFORE SEVEN THIS MORNING, A TRAILER HOME IN THE SMALL TOWN OF GLENCOE UP IN FLAMES. AS THEY SAID, IT WAS A STRUCTURE AND THEY BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE A PERSON INSIDE THE HOUSE. FIRST RESPONDERS RUSHED TO THE SCENE KNOWING THE HOMEOWNER WAS STILL INSIDE THE BURNING TRAILER. ONCE THEY WERE ABLE TO ENTER THE HOME, THEY DID DETERMINE THAT. THERE WAS A PERSON INSIDE THERE THAT HAD TO COME TO THE THE FIRE. THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE IS NOW INVESTIGATING THE FIRE, BUT AUTHORITIES SAY THERE WAS NO FOUL PLAY. IT’S STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. BUT I THINK AT THIS, THEY’RE THEY’RE LEANING TOWARD PROBABLY ELECTRICAL OR POSSIBLY A LITTLE ELECTRIC HEATER. AS IT GETS COLDER OUT, AUTHORITIES SAY PEOPLE NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHEN IT COMES TO SPACE HEATERS. IF YOU HAVE THE EXTENSION CORDS AND THOSE WIRES WHERE PEOPLE WALK OVER AND THERE’S A LOT OF TRAFFIC THOSE WIRES CAN BECOME BARE IF THEY’RE NOT OF THE PROPER GAUGE
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Man dead after trailer home catches fire in rural Payne County

Neighbors said they came outside and saw smoke billowing from the trailer

A man is dead after a trailer home caught fire Tuesday morning in rural Payne County.Neighbors said they came outside and saw smoke billowing from the trailer. Firefighters rushed in to help but said it was already too late. "They said it was a structure fire and they believe there may be a person inside the house," said Undersheriff Marvin Noyes, Payne County Sheriff’s Office.Just before 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, a trailer home in the small town of Glencoe went up in flames. First responders rushed to the scene knowing the homeowner was still inside the burning trailer."Once they were able to enter the home, they did determine that there was a person inside there that had succumbed to the fire," Noyes said.The state fire marshal’s office is now investigating the fire but authorities said there was no foul play."It’s still under investigation, but I think at this time they’re leaning towards probably electrical, possibly a little electric heater that was inside the home," Noyes said.As it gets colder out, authorities said people need to be careful when it comes to space heaters."Especially if you have the extension cords and those wires where people walk over them, there’s a lot of traffic, those wires can become bare. If they’re not at the proper gauge wire, they can get too hot and cause fire on rugs," Noyes said.

A man is dead after a trailer home caught fire Tuesday morning in rural Payne County.

Neighbors said they came outside and saw smoke billowing from the trailer. Firefighters rushed in to help but said it was already too late.

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"They said it was a structure fire and they believe there may be a person inside the house," said Undersheriff Marvin Noyes, Payne County Sheriff’s Office.

Just before 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, a trailer home in the small town of Glencoe went up in flames. First responders rushed to the scene knowing the homeowner was still inside the burning trailer.

"Once they were able to enter the home, they did determine that there was a person inside there that had succumbed to the fire," Noyes said.

The state fire marshal’s office is now investigating the fire but authorities said there was no foul play.

"It’s still under investigation, but I think at this time they’re leaning towards probably electrical, possibly a little electric heater that was inside the home," Noyes said.

As it gets colder out, authorities said people need to be careful when it comes to space heaters.

"Especially if you have the extension cords and those wires where people walk over them, there’s a lot of traffic, those wires can become bare. If they’re not at the proper gauge wire, they can get too hot and cause fire on rugs," Noyes said.