MESA, AZ — Officials say one person is dead after a fire burned multiple mobile homes in Mesa early Friday morning.
The blaze broke out at a mobile home community near McKellips Road and Center Street just after 2 a.m.
When emergency crews arrived, they found four trailers that were on fire and others that were damaged.
While working to extinguish the blaze and evacuate those impacted, firefighters found one person dead inside a trailer.
Officials say evidence of an accelerant was found on scene and it is believed the fire was the result of arson.
At this time, this is being investigated as a suspicious death, though it is not known at this point if it was a suicide or homicide. Police are waiting until a cause of death is determined by the Medical Examiner's Office to determine the nature of the arson.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
