Crews respond to mobile home fire in Idaho Falls

The pursuing is simply a news merchandise and photograph from nan Idaho Falls Fire Department.

IDAHO FALLS — The Idaho Falls Fire Department responded to a occurrence Sunday evening successful nan 2000 artifact of Duchess Drive.

Around 7:30 p.m., a resident astatine nan location called 911 and reported a imaginable occurrence aft eradicating rodents successful nan yard. They reported not knowing if thing was connected fire, but nan siding had melted.

The first motor dispatched arrived and discovered fume coming from nether nan single-story manufactured home. The telephone was past upgraded to a first siren building fire, sending an further 2 engines, 2 ambulances, a ladder motortruck and a battalion chief.

As firefighters began pulling disconnected nan siding and skirting of nan home, nan worldly had charing, embers and showed signs of progressive smoldering. Thermal imaging cameras verified precocious amounts of power underneath nan house.

Water was applied into nan crawlspace while insulation, siding, and different materials were pulled distant from nan house.

In total, IFFD responded pinch 3 engines, 3 ambulances, a ladder truck, and a battalion chief, a full of 19 firefighters.

There were nary injuries to civilians aliases firefighters.

Damages are estimated to beryllium astir $5,000.