Boy, 11, dies in St. Cloud mobile home fire

ST. CLOUD, Fla. — An 11-year-old boy died Wednesday morning when a mobile home caught fire, St. Cloud Fire Rescue said.

The fire was reported at about 7 a.m. on Lime Drive in the Golden Grove mobile home park near Orange Avenue and East Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, firefighters said.

Firefighters said two people, including the boy's mother, escaped the burning home, but she was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center to be treated for burns.

A good Samaritan who was helping rescue residents was taken to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, officials said.

It took more than 30 firefighters to extinguish the blaze, the cause of which remains under investigation.

Crews arrived at the home quickly because they were extinguishing an unrelated car fire nearby, officials said.

No other details were given.

Watch video below of investigators at the fire:

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