At approximately 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17th, the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a mobile home fire on FM 3082 in the Lone Cedar community, about 10 miles from downtown Joaquin. Desoto Parish Fire District #1 was dispatched per their automatic mutual aid agreement with Joaquin VFD. Units arrived to find a mobile home fully involved with fire, and learned that a two-year old girl Roselyn Whitteck was still inside. The child's mother and a five-year old boy were home at the time of the fire and were able to escape. Due to the rapidly moving fire, efforts to rescue the child were unsuccessful. The mother was transported by ACE EMS to Nacogdoches Medical Center Center Emergency Room, and later transported by plane to the Texas Burn Center in Galveston for treatment. After the child's body was recovered, an inquest was performed by Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 Margie Anderson. The body was transported to Watson and Sons Funeral Home in Center. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Shelby County Sheriff's Department and the Texas State Fire Marshal's office.