KHQ Right Now - News and Weather for Spokane and North Idaho | UPDATE: Cause Determined In Fatal North Spokane Mobile Home Fire

SPOKANE, Wash. - Sheriff's Office Major Crimes detectives are assisting Fire District's 4 and 9 with the investigation of a mobile home fire that was reported at approximately 5:00am Thursday morning in north Spokane. 

Investigators have determined the fire was accidental, caused by ashes there were not properly disposed of.

When emergency personnel arrived on scene Thursday morning, the double wide mobile home was fully engulfed. According to occupants of the residence there were 5 people who lived in the home,  3 adults and 2 children.  Both children and two of the adults were able to safely exit the residence.  An adult female was not able to exit the home.