Adalmo Granado Ramos

Adalmo Granado Ramos, a 21-year-old Hispanic man, was one of five people killed in a devastating mobile home fire in Immokalee, Florida. The fire broke out in the early morning hours of March 4, 2007, consuming the trailer where he and nine other people were sleeping.

At approximately 2:15 a.m., deputies from the Collier County Sheriff's Office responded to a call and found the mobile home completely engulfed in flames. First responders worked at the scene as the tragic scope of the incident became clear. Six of the home's occupants were rushed to local hospitals, three to Lee Memorial and three to NCH, for treatment of their injuries.

Inside the burned-out trailer, authorities discovered the remains of four people. They were later identified as Adalmo Granado Ramos, Pascuala Mendez, Luciana Vasquez, and Rodrigo Mendez. A fifth victim, 27-year-old Emiliano Lopez Figaroa, died in a hospital from injuries he sustained in the blaze.

Investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s Office joined sheriff's office detectives at the scene. Due to the suspicious nature of the fire, authorities began investigating the case as an arson. This suspicion was heightened by the fact that there had been another arson attempt at the same residence just one week earlier. No suspects were identified in the prior incident, and there were no known witnesses to how the fatal fire started.

The deaths of Adalmo Granado Ramos and the four other victims are being investigated as homicide. The case remains unsolved. The State Fire Marshal’s Office has offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. Anyone with information is asked to call the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at (239) 793-9300 or Crime Stoppers at (800) 780-TIPS.