A person escaped a trailer fire after suffering minor burns and smoke inhalation after a fire at Sprucewood Park on Monday morning, according to Capital City Fire/ Rescue. The person, who was the trailer’s lone occupant, was taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital for medical evaluation.
Capital City Fire/Rescue was dispatched to the 9900 block of Stephen Richards Memorial Drive for a reported residential structure fire at approximately 9:47 a.m.
Upon arrival, fire personnel found a mobile home engulfed with heavy fire and smoke. The Fire Marshal’s office conducted a fire origin and cause investigation immediately after the fire had been safely extinguished.
The room of origin was found to be a space near the front entrance of the home, which was also the only accessible exit for the occupant. While the cause of the fire is still under investigation, the residence has been determined to be a total loss.
The occupant said a smoke alarm in a room close to the origin of the fire had woken him up and he sustained his injuries while escaping the fire.
CCFR said in a social media post that while this fire was being resolved, there were multiple medical calls and fire alarm calls across the city, and though fire personnel were stretched thin, they were still able to provide the necessary responses.
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