CHELSEA, Okla. — The Chelsea Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire around 7:30 Monday night.
The fire occurred near 4178 Road and 330 Road in Rogers County.
"For this to have happened, we definitely were not expecting it," said neighbor Kristi Holmes.
Chelsea Fire Chief Craig Sampson says when firefighters arrived, they tried to save the woman who lives inside the home, but the flames took over and they have to pull out of the house.
“You’re trying to go as fast as you can to save a life but unfortunately it didn’t end that way here," said Chief Craig Sampson.
Before firefighters arrived, neighbors also tried to get inside the home and save the woman.
"They could hear her," said Holmes. "They could hear some of her dogs, but the smoke was just too overwhelming and they were not able to. It's just very sad. It's just a bad deal all the way around."
Chief Sampson says in the rural area, water was an issue.
"Out in this area we have a lot of trouble with water and fire hydrants, so we really had to depend on our mutual aid companies," said Chief Sampson.
Firefighters were at the home for hours getting everything under control. They're still working to determine the cause of the fire.
Holmes say the woman had 9 dogs but only 3 survived.
Chief Sampson says the woman lived along and they're still working to notify her family about her death.
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