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Person killed in early-morning Patrick County trailer fire

Investigators believe a cigarette started the fire.

WDBJ7 Web Staff

3:31 PM EST, November 15, 2012

PATRICK SPRINGS, Va.

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A person was killed in an early-morning fire Thursday in Patrick County.

A neighbor reported the fire at 58 Steele Farm Lane in Patrick Springs around 1:16 a.m.

The person who died was the only one inside the single-wide trailer.

Investigators believe a cigarette sparked the fire.

The fire was out in about 40 minutes.

The Patrick County Sheriff’s Office is waiting on autopsy results to identify the victim.