State officials are investigating a deadly mobile home fire in a rural Georgia county where a 44-year-old man was killed trying to save a trapped child. The fire happened around 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday at a home along Ed Carter Road near Baxley. Appling County firefighters said they found the body of 44-year-old Derwon M. Wilkerson in one of the bedrooms. The two-bedroom mobile home was destroyed in the blaze. The cause is still under investigation, but it is believed to have started in the kitchen or living room area. An autopsy will be performed on Wilkerson’s body to determine the cause of death. An adult and child, who were inside at the time, were able to escape. The child was flown to the Augusta Burn Center to be treated for severe burns. The adult was treated at an area hospital.