OK Controlled Burn Takes Out Mobile Homes

From newsok.com:

Four mobile homes were destroyed by a grass fire — but only one that was occupied — Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

Wind caught the flames from a controlled burn and sent fire into a densely wooded area near SE 29 and Pottawatomie Road about 2 p.m., Harrah Assistant Fire Chief Neal Young said.

The Country Haven Mobile Home Park, 3701 Pottawatomie Road, was evacuated as flames encroached upon the park from the north, he said.

Four mobile homes were destroyed and about 100 acres of grass and brush scorched, but only one injury was reported, Young said. A firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion at the scene.

Read more and see a video and photos HERE.

Mother, Two Sons Die in TX Fire

From the AP:

A woman and her two young sons have died after flames swept through their rural mobile home in East Texas.

Firefighters found the bodies of the victims after extinguishing the flames. Read the full report HERE.

Firefighter Injured Fighting WV Mobile Home Fire

From herald-mail.com:

A firefighter was in stable condition at Winchester (Va.) Medical Center after being injured Monday morning while attacking a mobile home fire in Jefferson County, Shepherdstown (W.Va.) Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Craig Simpson said.

The unnamed firefighter was expected to be released yesterday. Read more HERE.

Boy Killed in IL Mobile Home Fire; Relatives Injured

From stltoday.com:

Investigators have not found the cause for a fire Tuesday night fire that killed a young boy and seriously injured his mother and two brothers, but authorities believe the blaze was accidental, said Chief Steve Plocher of the Highland-Pierron Fire Protection District.

Six-year-old Braedyn Schmitt died at the scene from smoke inhalation, said Alan Young, the Bond County coroner.

Plocher said the fire happened at about 10 p.m. Tuesday in the home of George and Candace Schmitt in the Country View Mobile Home Park off Illinois 143.

Braedyn's brothers and mother had severe injuries including burns and smoke inhalation, Plocher said.

Read more HERE. Read an article by Jay Lowry about mobile home fires HERE, and another by Joseph Polenzani HERE.

Three Killed in NC Mobile Home Fire

From wbtv.com:

Investigators say three people died in an early morning mobile home fire Sunday in western Lincoln County.

It happened on Betterbrook Lane. An 18-year-old man in the home survived by jumping through a window to safety. Investigators say he ran to a neighbor's home to call 911.

Firefighters say the home was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. Deputy Michael Luckadoo tried to get through the back door, but said he was pushed back by the flames.

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TX Mobile Home Fire Kills 3 Children, 1 Adult

A mobile home fire in Conroe, Texas killed three children and one adult at approximately 2:41 a.m. Sunday morning. Five engines and a ladder company responded to the incident finding the mobile home totally engulfed in fire. The first firefighters to respond to the scene were approached by three injured people outside and advised that more people were inside the mobile home, according to reports from CNN.

The report continued to explain details of the incident:

"Two children between the ages of 3 and 8 were pulled out of a bedroom that was not involved in the fire but had heavy smoke. They could not be revived, Kreger said. Firefighters found another child between 3 and 8 and a woman, believed to be about 27years old, dead in another area."

Read the whole CNN report HERE.

Woman, Infant Killed in MI Mobile Home Fire

From the Detroit Free Press:

A mother and her 10-month-old baby died in a St. Clair County mobile home fire Wednesday night.

Smoke was billowing from the home in the Americana Estates when Ira Township Fire Department crews arrived at about 9:30 p.m., Incident Commander Mike Holt said in a release. Inside they found the 30-year-old woman, her baby and 4-year-old twins.

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