Six people displaced, six pets dead after Prince George trailer fire
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PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Six people are displaced and six pets are dead after a trailer went up in flames in Prince George County late Friday night.
In the evening of Friday, July 4, crews with Prince George Fire and EMS were called to a trailer fire in the Bexley Mobile Home Park.
When crews arrived, they found one unoccupied trailer fully engulfed in flames. A nearby trailer had heavy fire, and a third trailer was exposed to the flames.
(Photo: Prince George Fire and EMS)
(Photo: Prince George Fire and EMS)
(Photo: Prince George Fire and EMS)
(Photo: Prince George Fire and EMS)
(Photo: Prince George Fire and EMS)
(Photo: Prince George Fire and EMS)
(Photo: Prince George Fire and EMS)
(Photo: Prince George Fire and EMS)
Crews went inside the trailer that was exposed and extinguished the fire in about 15 minutes.
Firefighters said there were no working fire hydrants in the area, so tanker operations were used.
The Red Cross is assisting six people who were displaced, according to Prince George Fire and EMS. Five cats and one dog also died due to the fire.
Crews are still determining what caused the fire.
