A late-morning fire gutted a mobile home at a Vista trailer park Friday, killing a resident and her dog and cat, authorities reported.
The blaze in the 700 block of Sycamore Avenue was reported at about 9:50 a.m., Vista Fire Chief Ned Vander Pol said. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department also responded.
“Deputies arrived first and were directed to a mobile home by neighbors who said there was a woman still inside,” sheriff’s Sgt. Anthony Portillo said. “Deputies broke a back window and a sliding-glass door in an attempt to get inside … (but) were pushed back by fire and heavy smoke.”
While extinguishing the flames, which took about 40 minutes, fire crews found the woman, who was unresponsive, and pulled her out of the burning home, Vander Pol said. Medics pronounced the resident, whose identity was not released, dead at the scene.
Firefighters also discovered the lifeless pets inside the charred structure.
A deputy received treatment at the scene for scrapes he suffered to one of his hands when he broke a window to try and rescue the woman.
The cause of the blaze, which destroyed the mobile home, was under investigation, Vander Pol said.
– City News Service
Updated at 5:25 p.m. Oct. 14, 2022