LANCASTER – A fire destroyed a trailer and three vehicles in Lancaster Tuesday afternoon.
A puppy also died in the fire, which was reported around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, at a rural property on North 65th Street East, near East Avenue I, according to Battalion Chief Larry Tucker of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
“The gentleman here was doing some woodworking outside and had a small smoldering fire start while he was working with some sawdust. He put it out and thought it was out,” Tucker said. “He went inside to eat lunch and heard a small explosion… the fire had reignited.”
Tucker said the fire torched the man’s mobile home, a Chevy Suburban, a Chevy Blazer and another vehicle. Eight units responded, and firefighters were able to keep the fast moving fire from spreading to the man’s adjacent home, Tucker said.
“With this wind pushing the way it was, we could have very easily lost the home. Those guys did an excellent job, I’m very proud of them,” Tucker said. “Water was a complication for us; we had to shuttle water to the site.”
The resident sustained no injuries but lost a pet in the blaze.
“He had three dogs, one of which was a pup that got scared and ran back into the trailer in the back bedroom and died in there,” Tucker said. “The other two we got out.”
The fire was knocked down in about 20 minutes but several firefighters were still dousing hot spots after 4 p.m.
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rsr says
We know the victim. It doesn’t say that in the article. Also the complication comes in when the fire dept is interviewed instead of the victim. The victim is a friend of ours. The fact is fire truck showed up with not even an extinguisher. When they respond to house fire wouldn’t you expect they bring anything at all to fight a fire? I see it like paramedics responding to heart attack and showing up with only a driver. Without a CPR certified paramedic.
rsr says
First fire truck to show up had no extinguisher or water! What classifies them as fire truck at all? Isn’t that like hospital with no doctors? Or a school with no teachers?
Ragen
juziahh says
the article said nothing about the first unit to arrive didn’t have any water. first unit more than likely being an engine carries only 500 gallons. this is where the word COMPLICATION as said in the article comes into place. this is a rural area hydrants aren’t plentiful once that 500 goes (closet station to this is at tierra bonita park) they gotta go searching luckily theres a water tender stationed with this engine so problem solved right? noooooooooo its not what about the other units when they run out see what im saying. also actually a fire truck would be a ladder truck which most don’t carry water but the ones up here due but closet would be downtown lanc only 350g onboard. ones that carry 500g are called fire engines ok lol but seriously how do u not know that carrying water doesn’t qualify a vehicle to be a “fire truck” c’mon man
rsr says
I know the victim. He’s a friend of ours. By the way the nearest fire hydrant is about 3/4 mile away at the school, and there also may be one at the church across street. They interviewed the fire dept. Not the victim. So if course its not mentioned in article about the fire truck with no water. Now when they respond to a house fire wouldn’t you expect them to at least bring extinguisher? Would you expect paramedic responding to heart attack to show up with only a driver and no paramedic? It also is fact that the home owner had hose in his hand trying to fire when fire dept no! To dangerous. So he was forced to stop trying to put out fire. By the way at this Mobil home, suburban were not on fire yet. So complication comes in when you don’t know what your talking about. You DO NOT KNOW THE VICTIM. We know him.
Ragen
Juziahh says
just one more thing exactly what type of of fire truck showed up first, because if it was the battalion chief (drives in chevy suv) he would be in charge of fire ops and would be busy directing more units in plus even though I wasn’t there I feel like an extinguisher(also water hose) would’ve been useless and im sure the chief had one in his suv and realized its useless due to the amount of fire once again don’t know how big the fire was when unit arrived if u know correct me if im wrong so yea sorry for your friends losses
Juziahh says
wow wow wow how could I forget the video which proves my point that the extinguisher plus hose wouldn’t do anything also those white trucks are la county public work trucks not fire maybe ur friend confuse them ask him what color trucks showed up first I refuse to believe LACoFD came to scene with nothing. unless like I said chief showed up first but like u said didn’t have an extinguisher
jennifer says
I dobt know what to say im so sorry i know how much you love you dogs and your art work i cant beleive it im really glad your ok im here for you
Carly says
Terrible tragedy. I’m sorry for your losses and for your poor pup. Take care of yourself.
E.Winbush says
I’m sooo sorry for your loss of you puppy and you home praying for you