Published: November 28, 2007 12:36 am
Home destroyed
Family escapes mobile home fire Tuesday
By PAUL STONE The Palestine Herald
Authorities believe a late morning fire Tuesday which destroyed a mobile home north of the Palestine city limits may have started due to a malfunctioning free-standing fan.Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor said sheriff's deputy John Wright was dispatched to a fire at a single-wide mobile home at 8267 CR 404, approximately 10 miles north of Palestine, at 11:41 a.m. Tuesday.The mobile home was insured by its owner, according to the sheriff, who said no one was injured as a result of the blaze.'A lady and her two children - a 2-year-old son and 8-month-old daughter - were home,' Taylor said. 'She (the mother) was in the house and heard the baby say, 'Hot.' She looked around and saw some flames coming from a mattress in the east bedroom.'She drug the mattress out of the house and put it out with a garden hose,' the sheriff added.The woman went back into the house to discover 'a free-standing fan/air purifier' on fire in the same bedroom, according to Taylor. She then 'threw the fan in the bathtub,' he added.By this time, the fire had spread to other areas of the home, according to Taylor.'She tried to put some of it out,' Taylor said. 'She finally had to get her kids and dogs and get out of the house.'The Montalba, Elmwood and Bradford volunteer fire departments responded to the fire.Taylor said a representative of the American Red Cross had been contacted to provide assistance for the displaced family.'What a horrible time of the year to lose your home,' Taylor said, 'but fortunately no one was hurt.'----Paul Stone may be contacted via e-mail at pstonepalestineherald.com
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