Forward progress stopped after Los Alamos mobile home caught fire
LOS ALAMOS, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Fire crews were able to stop forward progress on a brush fire that sparked after a Los Alamos mobile home caught fire and was fully engulfed on Thursday afternoon, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The fire broke out at Rancho Alamo Trailer Park around 12:50 p.m. on Thursday and spread to nearby brush, burning 3.7 acres, according to the fire department. The fire was deemed the Mobile Fire.
#MobileFire - UPDATE - Santa Maria FD has been released. Photos show extent of damage to Mobile Home as SBC Firefighters continue the laborious task of overhaul to ensure fire is extinguished. Vegetation fire was mapped at approx 2 acres. (SBC Pix) pic.twitter.com/gQniEUJ6Wt
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) July 21, 2022
All occupants of the mobile home self-evacuated from the mobile home and were safe, but the mobile home was completely destroyed, said county fire spokesman Mike Eliason.
A neighboring structure was 30% damaged, Capt. Scott Safechuck told News Channel 3-12. Crews were able to stop forward progress at roughly 1:30 p.m.
While fighting the fire, the department requested a second alarm team, which doubled the initial response, as well as an ambulance. It also requested a water tender because a water main break caused the nearby hydrants to run dry, Safechuck said.
County fire had assistance from a county Air Support Unit and the Santa Maria Fire Department.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
#MobleIncident:StructureFire. Adjacent grass fire confirmed at 3.7 acres. Some resources being released. SBC resources remain on scene working through excavation/burn/debris pile. pic.twitter.com/4wGvKhYqNj
— Scott Safechuck (@SBCFireInfo) July 21, 2022
