Homeowner escapes fire at north Phoenix mobile home park
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PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A man managed to escape a fire that broke out at Phoenix’s Holiday Spa mobile home park Sunday night, all thanks to Phoenix fire crews and police officers.
The Phoenix Fire Department responded to a call that a fire had broken out at the park near Cave Creek Road and Peoria Avenue around 9 p.m. The man who reported the fire was a 60-year-old homeowner who was trapped inside his back bedroom with only a small window to escape. Firefighters arrived at the scene and found heavy flames and smoke coming from the mobile home and another at risk of exposure close to the area.
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Two Phoenix police officers and some fire crews were able to rescue the homeowner and took him to a local burn center. Firefighters were able to stop the flames from spreading to any other buildings. Both victims and a dog were displaced. No firefighters or police officers were injured during the incident.
Fire officials say they are still investigating the cause.
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