According to Georgia’s Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner, the Appling County Fire Department responded Wednesday night to a mobile home fire located at 382 Ed Carter Road in Baxley, Georgia.
Emergency crews discovered body of Derwon M. Wilkerson, 44, of Baxley, in one of the bedrooms.
Officials say the blaze completely destroyed the single-wide, two-bedroom mobile home.
The cause of this fire is still being investigated, but initial reports indicate the fire started in the area of the kitchen and living room.
An autopsy is scheduled to determine the exact cause of death for Wilkerson.
Two other occupants, another adult and a juvenile, were also injured in the fire.
The injured adult received treatment at a local hospital, but the juvenile was flown to the Augusta Burn Center to be treated for severe burns.