(January 07, 2009)—A Coryell County family begins their New Year homeless after a fire burns through their mobile home -- for the second time in twelve months.
The call came in around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, on a day that has kept firefighters all over Central Texas working around the clock.
The report indicated that two out buildings were on fire at a residence in the community of King, about 15 miles southwest of Gatesville.
Firefighters were already on the scene of a house fire in Gatesville*.
By the time Gatesville firefighters arrived on the scene of the King fire, flames had already spread to and engulfed a mobile home on the property.
The mobile home was occupied, but the residents were able to escape the fire without injury.
The fire however had responders from both Gatesville and nearby Levita on their toes because a small propane tank near the rear of the house exploded.
Ammunition stored in the house also began to explode as the home burned, firefighters said.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire by about 7:45 p.m.
The entire back of the home was destroyed and about two-thirds of the rest of the structure sustained heavy fire damage.
Gatesville Fire Chief Billy Vaden said the fire started from a shorted out extension cord plugged into the washing machine.
Firefighters say this very same family lost their mobile home to a fire on January 11, 2008.
The home lost in Wednesday's fire had been donated as a replacement to the home lost in 2008.
The American Red Cross was called out to assist the family of three.
Gatesville Fire
The first call came in at 6:36 p.m. when a home on Oak Drive in Gatesville caught on fire.
Gatesville Fire Chief Billy Vaden said a small explosion started a fire in the bedroom of the home but the fire was contained to that room and one closet.
Firefighters arrived on scene and had the blaze under control within minutes and were busy trying to find the cause of the blaze when the King fire was dispatched.
The cause of the Gatesville fire remains under investigation.
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Paul Gately contributed to this story.
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