"At ten after one (a.m.) our phones went off, and we responded. I was the officer on call, so I responded [with] all my Red Deer district crew, and we got water and crew from Blackfalds and a crew from Sylvan Lake, and a Red Deer water tanker as well," said Fire Inspector for Red Deer County Scott Tuton. 

At approximately 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Tuton said crews were officially underway in their investigation to see if they could determine a cause for the blaze.

"Our crews responded, we set up attack. We focused on the two adjoining structures, to save them but they were fully involved when I arrived on scene. We were able to save one, and the other [structure] we couldn't save, even with an interior attack," Tuton said. 

From the Blackfalds RCMP:

On Feb. 28, 2020, at 2 a.m., Blackfalds RCMP received a 911 call of multiple mobile homes on fire in Les’s Trailer Park located in Red Deer County, Alta. 

Three mobile homes were on fire and Red Deer County Fire Services responded and evacuated neighbouring properties. Emergency medical services transported four persons—an adult male, adult female and two male children—to hospital with injuries, including life-threatening injuries.

Red Deer County Fire Services continued to manage the fires until they were completely extinguished.

A search of one of the mobile homes was conducted at approximately 9 a.m., when the fire was completely extinguished.

RCMP were advised by fire personnel that one occupant, believed to be a 7-year-old female child, was located deceased. A search of the structures continues.  

Blackfalds RCMP continue to investigate this incident with the assistance of investigators from the Red Deer County Fire Services.

No further information is available at this time.