77-year-old man killed in Selma mobile home fire identified

SELMA, Calif. (KFSN) -- The antheral killed successful a mobile location occurrence successful Selma has been identified arsenic 77-year-old Refugio Ramirez.

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The occurrence started astatine 10:30 a.m. connected Sunday and killed Ramierz and his 2 dogs.

Neighbors said Ramirez had trouble getting astir and the flames dispersed excessively rapidly for anyone adjacent to help.

"It was truthful large and truthful accelerated that determination was nary anticipation of redeeming him," said neighbour Vivian Piestrup.

The mobile location was near hardly intact and heavy charred. Two cars connected the spot were besides severely burned.

A neighbour who spoke with Action News connected Sunday said she had known Ramirez for much than a decade.

"He was an awesome man. Everybody liked him," said the neighbor.

A antheral who lives straight down the unfortunate told Action News that helium was capable to support the flames from spreading to his ain home.

However, contempt trying to rescue Ramirez and the 2 dogs trapped inside, helium was incapable to prevention them.

The origin of the occurrence is inactive unknown.