Two early morning electrical fires at mobile homes reported
By LYNSI BURTON
An electric baseboard heater is blamed for an early morning fire Friday at a vacant East Bremerton doublewide, the second electrical fire in Central Kitsap mobile homes in as many days. Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue and Bremerton Fire Department firefighters were called to the blaze on the 2000 block of Bowen Street at about 1:45 a.m. after neighbors called 911 to report an activated smoke alarm and smoke pouring out of the residence, according to a statement from Central Kitsap Fire. Bowen street is just outside the Bremerton city limits. Firefighters extinguished the blaze in about 10 minutes. The Kitsap County Fire Marshal determined the cause of the fire and estimates of damage were about $50,000. Firefighters did not find any occupants after searching the home. Neighbors reported that a woman and child normally stay in the home, though it appeared the residents may have been in the process of moving, given the near-vacant state. It was the second early morning electrical blaze in Central Kitsap mobile homes in as many days. On Thursday, firefighters were called to the Kariotis Mobile Home Park at about 1:50 a.m. near NE McWilliams Road after a smoke alarm alerted a woman to an overloaded, melted power strip into which her computer was plugged. The resident was not injured, according to a statement from Central Kitsap Fire. So keep your comments: We ask that all participants own their words by logging in with their Facebook account. It's a simple process that will take seconds and helps keep our comments free of trolls, cranks, and “drive-by” commenters. We reserve the right to remove comments from anyone using screen names, pseudonyms or false identities. Please refer to our Terms of Use for full detail on participating on our site.
Central Kitsap Reporter Staff Writer
January 22, 2010 · 12:48 PM
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