PORT TOWNSEND — An old portable heater left on in a Winnebago recreational vehicle was determined to be the cause of a fire that burned a man’s home at Sea Breeze Mobile Home Park earlier this week.
East Jefferson Fire-Rescue personnel found flames shooting out of the roof of the 1972 Winnebago Chieftain after they were called to the fire at the park at 545 Hendricks St. at 9:22 p.m. Monday.
No one was hurt, but the vehicle was uninhabitable, according to reports.
The unidentified man was not left homeless, however, according to Bill Beezley, department spokesman.
He had recently bought a fifth wheel trailer.
“He was getting ready to move in when the fire happened, and he had a place to stay that night,” Beezley said.
The owner of the vehicle was absent at the time of the fire, which was reported by a neighbor who called 9-1-1 dispatchers.
The owner told firefighters he had left an old portable heater on when he left the vehicle about an hour and a half before, and that was determined to be the cause of the fire, Beezley said.
Twelve firefighters from East Jefferson Fire-Rescue responded to the fire.
