Body found in burned fifth wheel in Dayton

A fire in a Dayton trailer park may have claimed the life of an elderly tenant Tuesday.

Central Lyon County Fire Battalion Chief Bob Kielty said crews were called out to the Dayton Inn Trailer Park at

70 Highway 50 East in downtown Dayton about 11:42 a.m. When crews arrived a 32-foot fifth-wheel travel trailer was ablaze. Once the fire was extinguished, crews entered and found a body.

Kielty said oxygen tanks ignited, causing three explosions, but the blaze was contained to the fifth wheel.

Lyon County Sheriff's Lt. Rob Hall said the Sheriff's Office is conducting a coroner's investigation while the State Fire Marshal's Office is handling the fire investigation.

"Right now our main priority is identifying the victim, establishing a cause of death and ruling out any foul play," said Hall.

The name of the victim is pending positive identification and notification of next of kin.