JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A woman's body was found after a mobile home fire early Friday morning.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and Fire and Rescue Department responded around 2:40 a.m. in the 2800 block of Myrtis Road.
JFRD said there were no smoke detectors in the home.
Neighbor Celia Strobridge told Action News Jax that the victim is a mother of three, Sherese Briggs. Action News Jax is working to confirm the victim's identity with officials.
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“She was always like a mommy figure to me everyone called her ma,” Strobridge said.
“You walk by and she would say how you doing, always so kind. A sweetheart,” said neighbor Hannah Hysmith.
The victim's sister told Action News Jax that she believes it was a grease fire. However, officials are still investigating what caused the fire.
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Neighbor tells me this is Sherese Briggs the woman who died in this mornings fire @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/UDgtuSu9eg
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) July 29, 2016
Neighbor says she was a mother of 5 and they spent most of yesterday together @ActionNewsJax
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) July 29, 2016
JFRD says there were no smoke detectors in this home @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/ottvVm3VmQ
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) July 29, 2016
Here is the home, one woman was found dead inside @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/rXxTfnwMJf
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) July 29, 2016
Fire officials say no smoke detectors in house fire that killed a woman and pets on Myrtis Road.
— Phil Amato (@PhilAmatoANjax) July 29, 2016
JFRD says there were no smoke detectors in the home @ActionNewsJax
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) July 29, 2016
It took @JFRDIncidents ten min. To get the fire under control @ActionNewsJax
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) July 29, 2016
One woman has died from this fire she was home alone at the time @ActionNewsJax
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) July 29, 2016
Homicide is on scene of this house fire @ActionNewsJax
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) July 29, 2016
Fire on Myrtis Road we are headed that way. @ActionNewsJax
— Bridgette Matter (@bridgetteANjax) July 29, 2016
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