{"id":262319,"date":"2026-05-07T18:04:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262319\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T18:04:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:04:19","slug":"florida-boy-killed-in-fire-while-staying-home-from-school-sheriffs-office-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/262319\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida boy killed in fire while staying home from school, sheriff’s office says"},"content":{"rendered":"

An investigation is underway in a North Florida community after officials said that a 13-year-old who stayed home from school on Monday was killed when his mobile home went up in flames.<\/p>\n

According to the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office<\/a>, emergency crews responded to reports of a fire located at 12704 Southwest 84th Avenue in Sampson City, north of Gainesville, just after 9:30 a.m. Monday.<\/p>\n

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The sheriff’s office said that when crews arrived at the scene, they found a mobile home was in flames and fire suppression efforts began immediately.<\/p>\n

Once the fire was extinguished, the sheriff’s office said that investigators discovered the unrecognizable remains of what appeared to be a juvenile among the debris.<\/p>\n

Investigators with the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, the Florida State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Medical Examiner’s Office all responded to the scene to begin the death investigation.<\/p>\n

The sheriff’s office said that a 13-year-old boy who lived at the mobile home was unaccounted for, and he had stayed home from school while his mother was at work in Gainesville.<\/p>\n

She was then notified of the incident and was staying with relatives nearby during the investigation, according to the sheriff’s office.<\/p>\n

No other information was released.<\/p>\n

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