LUCERNE, Calif. – A water heater fire damaged a Lucerne home on Saturday night.
The fire, reported at about 6 p.m. Saturday, occurred in a singlewide mobile home in the 6400 block of 10th Avenue.
When Northshore Fire Protection District firefighters first arrived they reported seeing light smoke.
However, once they established there was an active fire at work, additional resources were called in from around the district, with Chief Jay Beristianos and Deputy Chief Pat Brown also responding.
Brown said the fire started in the water heater, then went under the home before running up into the attic.
Smoke was billowing out from under a secondary roof that had been built on the trailer. Firefighters had to use chainsaws and other tools to cut through that second roof roof in order to access the fire.
The home’s resident evacuated and was unhurt. Brown said Red Cross had been contacted to provide temporary housing.
Brown estimated damage in the range of around $20,000.
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