FIRE DESTROYS MOBILE HOME IN LA MESA

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November 23, 2015 (La Mesa)- A fire on Wednesday morning destroyed a mobile home in the 7400 block of Oakland Road in La Mesa.  The loss is estimated at $50,000, including contents.



Heartland Fire & Rescue crews from La Mesa, with assistance from San Diego Fire, arrived within six minutes after the initial report to find fire burning through the roof.



All occupants were out of the structure when firefighters arrived. There was some minor fire spread to the exterior of an adjacent mobile home as well as a plastic shed that was destroyed.



Due to the heavy fire load inside and outside of the structure, fire crews were not able to fully contain the fire for almost 30 minutes. There were no firefighter or civilian injuries reported.



The cause of the fire is currently under investigatio


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