Two occupants escape mobile home fire
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY)-Two people were displaced after a fire destroyed their mobile home early Thursday morning.
The Yuma Fire Department (YFD) responded to a mobile home fire at the 9600 block of East 34th Street.
YFD said firefighters arrived to find heavy flames coming from the structure and area surrounding it. Firefighters worked to protect surrounding homes and extinguish the fire. It took approximately an hour to bring the fire under control.
Two people were able to get out of the mobile home safely but were treated and transported to Yuma Regional Medical Center for further treatment of injuries sustained in the fire.
YFD said the home and items surrounding it were a complete loss, to include the collapse of the roof. The fire was contained to the residence where the fire originated. A neighboring home sustained some heat damage but was able to be reoccupied.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
YFD advises the community to take the time to check your smoke alarms, as well as make and practice your escape plan.
Fires grow very quickly, they can double or even triple in size every minute they are burning. The rapidly increasing smoke and heat make it critical to get an early warning and to get out as fast as possible.
