Crime

Body found inside Auburn mobile home after fire put out

A person was found dead Tuesday morning after a fire was put out at a mobile home in Auburn, according to Valley Regional Fire Authority.

Crews were called about 6:40 a.m. to the White River Estates in the 4200 block of A Street Southeast and found smoke and flames coming from a double-wide trailer.

After the blaze was doused, firefighters searched the home and found a body inside.

The victim has not been identified, and authorities said they could not yet tell age or gender.

Investigators are trying to determine what started the fire.

The home was declared a total loss.

This story was originally published May 26, 2020 at 10:59 AM.

Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune
Stacia Glenn covers crime and breaking news in Pierce County. She started with The News Tribune in 2010. Before that, she spent six years writing about crime in Southern California for another newspaper.
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