Sooke firefighters were called out for a structure fire at about 5:30 pm on Friday December 17 to a mobile home on McMillan Road. Located on Reserve# 2, crews arrived to find very heavy fire from the front and sides of the well involved home. First arriving Engine 1 established a water supply and then using a preconnect attempted to knock down the fire in the front of the trailer. Ladder 1 arrived immediately behind and set up the aerial for overhead lighting and assisted Engine 1 crew. Engine 2 arrived and brought a second line into the rear door to push the fire out the windows as well as searching for any possible victims. (It was later determined that the one of the occupants was in Alberta and the other was in Victoria Christmas shopping. The fire was knocked down quickly but the fire had taken its toll. Damage was extensive with the front half of the mobile completely burnt through including the floor. The rear section suffered extensive heat, smoke and water damage. The unit is not salvageable. The occupant returned later that night and is staying with relatives overnight. Invetigators will be returning to the scene in the morning to try to determine a cause. The occupants were not insured.
Actually it was a crew from ladder one who was the second attack team from the rear door not engine two
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