SPRINGFIELD — A Springfield mobile home was damaged Monday after a morning blaze.
Although three adults and seven children occupied the mobile home, no one was injured in the fire at 409 School Ave.
Several fire crews arrived at about 10:50 a.m. Monday to flames leaping from one bedroom window of the mobile home. Springfield Fire Department Chief Michael Laramore said the fire was under control minutes later, but one room had already been completely gutted by the fire and the rest of the house had signs of heat and smoke damage.
In a closet of the most severely damaged room, the family had stored away a faulty heater Monday morning, Laramore added.
“It was sparking, so they unplugged it and shoved it away in a closet,” he said.
The home wasn’t a complete loss, though, only suffering about 20 percent damage from the fire and 20 percent damage from heat and smoke. The family lost several possessions in the blaze, including childrens’ clothes. The American Red Cross offered to shelter the family for three nights and provide any clothes and shoes available to the children.
