UPDATE (Saturday, 1:15 p.m.)— Officials from the Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA) have released new details regarding the mobile home fire in Grover Beach that injured one person Friday evening.
Authorities from FCFA and CAL FIRE were reportedly dispatched to the 1100 block of Grand Ave. at approximately 5:49 p.m. for a report of a recreational vehicle (RV) on fire with an occupant still inside.
When fire crews arrived on the scene, they assessed that there was a "fully involved RV with an immediate fire threat to neighboring recreational vehicles," according to a press release.
The Grover Beach Police Department adds that the occupant’s door in the RV was blocked by fire, which prompted authorities to go to the other side of the trailer and break a window through which the occupant could exit.
Officials say firefighters immediately began extinguishing the fire and protecting the other exposed RVs.
They also ensured that there were no additional occupants in the RV on fire or in any of the RVs nearby.
The fire was knocked down by 6 p.m., according to FCFA.
After that, firefighters continued to perform overhaul operations to ensure that no hidden fire remained within the vehicle.
Officials say the resident who was injured in the blaze was taken by ambulance to the hospital with minor injuries.
No injuries to public safety personnel were reported.
FCFA authorities say three residents were displaced; two chose to stay with family or friends, and the third is currently receiving assistance from the Red Cross.
The cause of the fire was determined to be from a portable propane heater being used in the RV, according to officials.
(Friday, 7:50 p.m.)— A mobile home in Grover Beach bursts into flames while a man was still inside.
That's according to fire officials KSBY talked to at the scene.
Flames broke out around 5:30 Friday evening at Grand Avenue Mobile Home Park on Grand Avenue.
The fire chief tells KSBY the man suffered minor burns and was taken to a hospital.
Neighbors say the trailer was fully engulfed in flames in less than five minutes.
Nearby trailers also had minor damage from the flames and heat of the fire.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
