Early morning fire destroys Warren County mobile home – VIDEO

A Warren County family lost their home and vehicle to a fire Thursday morning, but escaped the blaze unharmed.

Warren County firefighters responded to an early morning structure fire at Pecanwood Mobile Home Park at 2460 Old Highway 27, Lot 10 for a residential fire. The call was dispatched at 4:40 a.m.

According to Warren County Fire Coordinator Jerry Briggs, early arriving firefighters found the single-wide mobile home heavily involved and the residents’ vehicle approximately 50% involved.

Photo by Thomas Parker

Firefighters concentrated their early efforts on extinguishing the vehicle and protecting the adjacent structures as they were extremely close to the blaze. An additional issue was the large amount of leaves and trees that were fueling the fire.

Briggs said the three occupants were safely evacuated. A Vicksburg Fire Medic Unit responded to the scene to examine the residents for possible smoke inhalation, but all refused transport to a medical facility.

Photo by Thomas Parker

Briggs said the cause and origin of the fire is under investigation, but it appears the fire started in the central area of the mobile home. He went on to remind the public that with the change in weather conditions to please use caution with heating devices. Plug electric heaters directly into the wall outlet. He also encourages everyone to have working smoke detectors throughout their homes.

Engines 303 (Fisher Ferry) and 205 (Culkin) responded to battle the blaze along with firefighters from throughout the county.