ARLINGTON – After about four hours battling a double-wide mobile home blaze in the 28000 block of Kunde Road March 20, firefighters thought they were done.
They sprayed down everything until there was no sign of smoke. They used a thermal imaging camera and saw no hot spots. Both the fire marshal and fire chief cleared the fire, which had started about 2:30 p.m.
But then 1 1/2 hours later crews were called back.
“Crews stayed all night,” Chief John Cermak said March 21.
Firefighters waited for the residents to get home before leaving the first time. When they returned after 8 p.m. multiple structures were ablaze, including a barn, an outbuilding and a second home.
Cermak said a number of combustibles, including yard items, mixed with the wind, pushed the fire toward the second living structure.
At its busiest time, up to 30 firefighters worked to contain the blazes.
The cause of the fires are being investigated.
No people were injured, but two pets were missing.
The North County Regional Fire Authority responded, assistant by Arlington fire, city spokeswoman Kristin Banfield said.
Three families in all lost their homes in the fire. A GoFundMe page at www.gofundme.com/a2v79scs has been started to help raise funds for them.
