WINTER HAVEN — An elderly woman died in a mobile home fire Thursday morning in Winter Haven.

Winter Haven Fire was called to the mobile home on Lake Henry Drive just after 7 a.m. to find flames shooting out the front of the home, Winter Haven Police Department said in a release.

WHPD said a neighbor heard what sounded like an explosion and went over to the home to see what happened. The neighbor saw flames inside before calling for help and then immediately going into the residence where an elderly man was discovered on the floor.

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The neighbor pulled the man out of the home and tried to go back in to rescue a woman who was inside. Winter Haven Police said the neighbor was unable to make it through the smoke and flames to reach her.

WHPD officials said the woman was deceased when they located her inside the home. The man, meanwhile, is currently at a local hospital and listed in critical condition.

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According to the release, the fire was extinguished within five minutes.

Winter Haven police officials said the Winter Haven Fire Marshal is investigating the origin of the fire which does not seem to be suspicious.