Fire guts mobile home in Fruitland

Fruitland firefighters responded to a mobile home structure fire near Fruitland that left an empty shell behind early Wednesday evening, said fire chief Dean Riley.

The call came around 5:25 p.m., Riley said.

Five trucks were sent to the blaze, and mutual aid was requested from East County Fire Protection District but later canceled.

The structure was already fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, and the flames were knocked down fairly quickly with water.

The unoccupied mobile home was used for shop and storage, Riley said.

The owner said the blaze broke out on the south end of the structure, he said.