Bloomington mobile home destroyed by fire

Posted on August 26, 2016
Bloomington Township Fire Department
Crews from the Bloomington Township Fire Department battled a mobile home fire on Thursday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Township Fire Department)

By Eric Stock

BLOOMINGTON – Fire crews from Bloomington Township and three other departments knocked down a fire that destroyed a mobile home on Bloomington’s south side on Thursday night.

The blaze at The Meadows of Bloomington mobile home park was reported just after 8 p.m. The man who lives in the home was out on a walk when the fire broke out. The home is a total loss and the cause remains under investigation.

Crews from Downs and Randolph and Dale townships were also on scene. They had the blaze extinguished in about 30 minutes. Many of the firefighters were undergoing training at the time of the fire.

Eric Stock can be reached at [email protected]. 

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