Crime & Safety
1 Dead, 4 Displaced In Mobile Home Fire
A woman killed in the fire has been identified by coroner's officials. Authorities said a firefighter and two others were injured.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — The person killed in a mobile home fire Thursday morning in Bethel Island in unincorporated Contra Costa County has been identified as 62-year-old Kira Marchington-Moon of Bethel Island, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff Coroner's Division.
The fire was first reported at 12:56 a.m. at the Santiago Island Village located at 3505 Gateway Road, per fire dispatch.
East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Craig Auzenne said five people were
inside a double-wide mobile home when the blaze started.
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Two other women were taken to a local hospital, and a firefighter suffered a shoulder injury.
The American Red Cross assisted three others displaced.
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A dog and four cats were also killed in the blaze.
Auzenne said the blaze was contained within an hour of it being first reported.
The mobile home was a total loss. The cause of the fire appeared to be electrical, and not suspicious in nature, firefighters said.
According to the company's website, the mobile home park is a short- and long-term RV and mobile home park community.
By Bay City News Service
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