The Salem Fire & EMS Department responded to a residential structure fire on Saturday morning at 29 McDivitt Road in the Salem Village Mobile Home Park. The initial 911 call was received at 8:22 a.m. The first units arrived within five minutes of receiving the call for help and found heavy fire throughout the mobile home located at the address, according to a city news release.
In addition, an adjacent camper, also located on McDivitt Road, was on fire. Winds pushed flames and heat from the original structure to the adjacent property. All occupants were able to exit both homes without any reported injuries. One firefighter sustained minor injuries during the incident.
It took firefighters about an hour to contain and extinguish both fires. The mobile home and adjacent camper are total losses. Two nearby vehicles also sustained damage from the heat. The overall damage estimate is $200,000 for all property losses. The Salem Fire Marshal’s Office is actively investigating the origin and cause of the incident. The Red Cross is assisting three individuals who were displaced by the fire.
Approximately 21 personnel from the Salem Fire & EMS Department and Roanoke City Fire-EMS Department (Truck 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Medic 802, Medic 803, Fire Medic 1, Battalion 1, Fire Marshal 2, Fire 2, Roanoke City Battalion 2, Roanoke City Engine 13) responded and assisted in extinguishing the fire.
-The Salem Times-Register
