Overview
- A neighbor called 911 around 3:20 a.m. to a mobile home on Nathan Ellis Highway near the Lakeside Trailer Park in Mashpee.
- Crews encountered a hole burned through the floor, cut through a wall to enter, and located the sole occupant unresponsive.
- Lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Responders reported no working smoke alarms and the home sustained major structural damage.
- The State Fire Marshal is investigating the origin of the blaze, and the medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of death; the victim has not been identified.