Fire Destroys Mobile Home
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
ETNA GREEN - An Etna Green man jumped out a window to escape the fire that destroyed his family's mobile home Sunday morning.
Dan A. Chamberlain, 24, of 9462 N. Ind. 19, was awakened by a fire alarm while sleeping in a back bedroom. Authorities report that after discovering the smoke and fire Chamberlain realized he was trapped.
Chamberlain jumped through a window to safety, suffering only cuts and abrasions. He was treated at Elkhart General Hospital and released Sunday.
The Nappanee Fire Department received a call reporting two trailers burning at 4:28 a.m. Sunday. Fire Chief Don Lehman said that upon arriving on the scene he found only one trailer burning.
The second trailer suffered heat damage.
NFD was at the scene almost five hours.
Investigators report that an electrical malfunction was responsible for the trailer's destruction. The trailer's plugs had spring clips holding wires in place.
Authorities report the electricity had built up heat in the outlet and loosened the spring tension. The combination resulted in the fire.
Chamberlain was the only one home at the time of the fire. [[In-content Ad]]
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ETNA GREEN - An Etna Green man jumped out a window to escape the fire that destroyed his family's mobile home Sunday morning.
Dan A. Chamberlain, 24, of 9462 N. Ind. 19, was awakened by a fire alarm while sleeping in a back bedroom. Authorities report that after discovering the smoke and fire Chamberlain realized he was trapped.
Chamberlain jumped through a window to safety, suffering only cuts and abrasions. He was treated at Elkhart General Hospital and released Sunday.
The Nappanee Fire Department received a call reporting two trailers burning at 4:28 a.m. Sunday. Fire Chief Don Lehman said that upon arriving on the scene he found only one trailer burning.
The second trailer suffered heat damage.
NFD was at the scene almost five hours.
Investigators report that an electrical malfunction was responsible for the trailer's destruction. The trailer's plugs had spring clips holding wires in place.
Authorities report the electricity had built up heat in the outlet and loosened the spring tension. The combination resulted in the fire.
Chamberlain was the only one home at the time of the fire. [[In-content Ad]]