By Gary McKenna
The Tri-City News
One man is dead after fire tore through a mobile home at a trailer park on Cayer Street in Coquitlam Wednesday morning.
Coquitlam Fire and Rescue crews arrived shortly after 5:45 a.m. to find a fully involved blaze with flames punching through the home's roof and many of the windows.
"The crew made entry and pulled the occupant from the building," said fire chief Tony Delmonico. "[BC Ambulance paramedics] worked on him but, unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries from smoke and heat."
The first report of a fire came from a neighbour and the department quickly dispatched three engines and a truck company. Delmonico said crews were able to see the flames' glow in the sky from as far away as the Austin Heights neighbourhood as they headed to the scene.
The deceased man was 65 years old; no other injuries or fatalities were reported as a result of the incident. All damage was relegated to the one trailer and did not spread to other homes, police said. RCMP and fire investigators are still combing the area and a cause has not yet been determined.
"At this time, we have no indication of foul place," said Const. Kristina Biro. "And right now, nothing about the fire looks suspicious. It seems it was just a tragic accident."
The name of the dead man is not being released until the next of kin are notified of his death.
