Neighbors rescue man from burning mobile home near Altamonte Springs

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — A man was injured Wednesday morning when a mobile home caught fire near Altamonte Springs, Seminole County Fire Rescue said.

The home on Manor Avenue south of West State Road 434 caught fire at about 10 a.m., firefighters said.

Officials said the home was fully engulfed in flames when crews arrived and it was destroyed.

Firefighters said two neighbors rescued a man who was sleeping in the home when it caught fire.

The neighbors stopped him from going back into the home to retrieve his wallet, officials said.

“I heard the crackling noise, I was sitting outside drinking my coffee and saw the house started to catch fire and the neighbor’s pulling him out,” said resident Danielle Peake. “He had burns on his back but he seemed OK.”

The Seminole County Fire Department said the man was sleeping and woke up to the sound of the fire crackling. Firefighters don’t believe the home had smoke detectors.

The man was taken to the hospital for minor burns.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but firefighters said it’s likely the blaze will be ruled as “undetermined” because the home is structurally unsafe for firefighters to go inside.

No other details were given.

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