Officials identify cause of mobile home fire
| Published: | Feb 13, 2013 11:04 PM EST |
| Updated: | Feb 13, 2013 11:16 PM EST |
LEE COUNTY, Fla.- WINK News has learned what sparked fire that ripped through a trailer home in the Jamaica Bay neighborhood.
The flames broke out on Jurua Court around 3:00 P.M. Wednesday afternoon. South Trail fire officials say the fire started after an electrical outlet in a shed shorted out.
Strong wind spread the flames to another building. In all, two mobile homes were completely destroyed.
Neighbor Peter Thiessen says, "I seen the smoke and it was just billowing black, cloud, really really visible. An then they came, fire trucks police cars fire trucks police cars"
No one was hurt in the fire.
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