A man died following an RV fire in the parking lot of Concord’s Steeplegate Mall early Saturday morning, officials said.

The Concord Fire Department received a report of “something burning” at around 3:30 a.m., Concord fire chief John Chisholm said. Crews worked for about half an hour to get the flames under control, according to a press release.

“It was burning and when we discovered there was someone inside, we ended up calling the state marshal,” Chisholm said.

The state fire marshal did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the status of its investigation. The identity of the deceased individual has not been released.

The air still acrid, the charred-out Sportsmen trailer remained unmoved Saturday afternoon, its sides blown out and the contents of the inside blackened and unrecognizable. It sat next to two other trailers near the TD Bank.

The occupant of the closest other trailer, who declined to give his name or answer detailed questions, said that he had arrived in the parking lot a few days ago and didn’t have contact with the owner of the trailer that burned, which had already been in the parking lot at the time of his arrival.

“There have been trailers back there for months and months,” said Chisholm, though he was not aware of how long the trailer that burned specifically had been there.

The trailer was connected to a rusty blue GMC Yukon on stilts, which did not have a license plate. Nearby the trailer, two whipped cream canisters, a Reese’s wrapper, and three worn tires lay unscathed.