A woman has been confirmed dead after a fire tore through a mobile home park in Colorado Springs Thursday.

El Paso County Coroner Dr. Leon Kelly confirmed the death but did not provide the individual’s identity. While the office believes they know the person’s identity, they are still working to confirm it.

House fire reported Friday morning in east Colorado Springs

The fire started as a single-structure blaze shortly before noon at the mobile home park at 3831 N. Cascade Ave. The fire spread amid high winds with gusts up to 53 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

The deceased woman was found in the trailer where officials believe the fire originated, Colorado Springs police spokeswoman Natashia Kerr said in a release sent Friday. Kerr also said that evacuees told police that the person had been killed from the fire prior to the arrival of first responders.

Kerr said about 50 people with CSPD responded to the fire and assisted with evacuations.

Firefighters initially reported there had been no injuries but that was prior to secondary searches of the burned mobile homes.

After the fire was put out at around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, fire investigators and the police department’s violent crimes unit searched the area to determine what happened, Kerr said. Fire investigators have ruled that it was accidental fire.

Three fires prompt evacuations in Colorado Springs area Thursday

After an extensive investigation to determine the cause of the fire at 3831 N. Cascade, the only ignition source our fire investigators are not able to rule out is the improper disposal of smoking materials. As a result, this fire will be ruled as accidental,” according to CSFD.

The area could remain on evacuation orders overnight, according to a city news release.

Crews battled 50-foot flames as 500-pound propane tanks used to heat mobile homes caught fire Thursday, fire department Lt. Aaron McConnellogue said during a Thursday news conference.

The Gazette’s Hugh Johnson contributed to this report.

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