68-year-old woman dead after home fire in Indian River County
VERO BEACH — A 68-year-old woman died after an early Saturday morning fire at the Woodlawn Manor mobile home community, according to officials.
The 3:54 a.m. fire happened in the 500 block of Fourth Street, according to Indian River County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kevin Jaworski. The location is just west of U.S. 1 in southern Vero Beach.
Investigators went to the scene in the 55-plus community after a person was heard screaming for help. “Deputies arrived on scene, and observed the residence fully engulfed in flames,” Jaworski said.
Investigators were told a woman was inside who was unaccounted for. Indian River County Fire Rescue officials got to the scene at 4:05 a.m., and reported the fire was under control at 4:29 a.m.
A fire rescue official reported a 68-year-old woman died. No other information was immediately available.
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