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Two people dead after mobile home fire in DeWitt

Two people are dead after a mobile home caught fire at the Winding Brook Mobile Home Park on Tuesday, December 30. Around 8:30 a.m., the Clinton County Sheriff&...

Two people are dead after a mobile home caught fire at the Winding Brook Mobile Home Park on Tuesday, December 30.

Around 8:30 a.m., the Clinton County Sheriff's Department arrived at the trailer, which was heavily involved with smoke, according to officials.

Neighbors notified officials that two residents were possibly inside the home.

Deputies tried to gain entry into the home, but were unable to due to the smoke.

"Once the fire department got here, the house was fully involved with flames," Dick Banowetz said, a volunteer firefighter with the Grand Mound Volunteer Fire Department.

Crews battled the fire for about an hour in the freezing conditions.Neighbors stood across the street and watched as crews extinguished the fire.

A preliminary investigation by the Fire Department located two deceased individuals inside the trailer.

Neighbors said an older couple lived in the home.

The Grand Mound Volunteer Fire Department and the Clinton County Sheriff's Office were assisted by the DeWitt and Welton Fire Departments and Genesis Ambulance of Dewitt.

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