[pullquote]“Trailers are notorious for hot, fast fires that spread quickly.”[/pullquote]A mobile home fire has killed five children and a father in northwest Ohio.  Firefighters pulled a man and five small children from their mobile home in the city of Tiffin, southeast of Toledo. They were pronounced dead at the hospital. “If you’ve ever buried one person and had the feel and the tragedy of one person, she has to bury six,” said her close friend and work manager, Pat Boles. “All at one time.”

Fire crews were on scene within five minutes pulling the man and children out of the home. All six were taken to Tiffin Mercy Hospital, but none survived their injuries. “This department did an outstanding job in a terrible situation,” said Tim Spradlin, the chief of investigations for the State Fire Marshal. “Trailers are notorious for hot, fast fires that spread quickly. They were to attempt to rescue and resuscitate all the victims, but unfortunately they didn’t survive.”

A Fire Sprinkler System for mobile homes could have averted this tragedy.

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