A Jacksonboro family of four lost their home following a fire in their mobile home located at 145 Sparks Lane on Friday morning Jan. 24 at 10:57 a.m.
The occupant said he was cooking and stepped away from the kitchen when he heard his granddaughter crying in the front of the home. When he returned to the kitchen, he found a blaze near the stove and the wall behind the stove. He picked up the girl and both safely exited the home.
Firefighter-Paramedics arrived six minutes later to find heavy fire conditions with flames coming from the front door and windows in the center of the singlewide mobile home. Crews deployed two handlines to the building and crews entered through the front door.
They were able to quickly knock down the fire, but flames gutted most of the residence. The two rear bedrooms had some salvageable items.
The fire appears to have started on the stove, burned up the wall and entered the void space between the ceiling and the roof.
Crews were on the scene for two hours.
The Red Cross is assisting the family who had no insurance.
