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'Hopes and dreams' in flames: Raging fire destroys mobile home in Palm Beach County

Firefighters battle blaze in 1500 block of 60th Terrace South on Tuesday morning
A mobile home fire in the 1500 block of 60th Terrace South in Palm Beach County on Jan. 16, 2024.PNG
Posted at 6:54 AM, Jan 16, 2024
and last updated 2024-01-16 22:19:53-05

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — Raging flames destroyed a mobile home in Palm Beach County on Tuesday morning.

Aerial video from WPTV Chopper 5 showed the property in the Casa Del Monte mobile home park, located in the 1500 block of 60th Terrace South, just north of Forest Hill Boulevard and east of Jog Road, engulfed in fire.

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Raging fire destroys mobile home in Palm Beach County

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said crews responded to the mobile home park just after 6 a.m. and found a double-wide trailer on fire.

No one was inside the home at the time.

WPTV aerial reporter Johann Hoffend said firefighters were attacking the flames from multiple angles. Officials said firefighters eventually got the blaze under control by 7 a.m.

"That is someone's hopes and dreams going up in flames here," Hoffend said.

The aftermath of a mobile home fire in the 1500 block of 60th Terrace South in Palm Beach County on Jan. 16, 2024.jpg
The aftermath of a mobile home fire in the 1500 block of 60th Terrace South in Palm Beach County on Jan. 16, 2024.

No one was hurt in the fire.

The American Red Cross coordinated emergency aid to two people impacted by the blaze, including a child.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.