Five adults displaced by an accidental trailer fire that caused an estimated $80,000 in property damage Thursday were being assisted by the Red Cross.
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department crews responded to a report of a fully involved trailer fire at 6:28 a.m. Thursday in the 180 block of Willow Road in San Ysidro, fire officials said.
The fire spread to a second trailer, according to OnScene TV. A space heater was believed to have started the blaze, the video news service reported. One trailer was destroyed in the fire and the other trailer was heavily damaged.
A dog perished in the blaze.
SDFD estimated there was $50,000 in damage to the structure of the first trailer and $15,000 to its contents. Estimated damage to the second trailer, to which the fire spread, was estimated at $15,000.
Updated at 1:15 p.m. Dec. 21, 2023
–City News Service