Wednesday, Aug 16, 2017 4:09 PMUpdated Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017 4:22 PM
Family of four displaced
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters extinguish flames Wednesday on a mobile home south of Durango on Wheeler Loop. The blaze destroyed the home.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters extinguish flames Wednesday on a mobile home about four miles south of Durango on Wheeler Loop. The fire destroyed the home, displacing a family of four. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters extinguish flames Wednesday on a mobile home south of Durango on Wheeler Loop. The home was partially engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters extinguish flames Wednesday on a mobile home south of Durango on Wheeler Loop. The fire destroyed the home, displacing a family of four. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters exit a mobile home Wednesday south of Durango as they work to extinguish flames inside the residence. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters exit a mobile home Wednesday south of Durango on Wheeler Loop as they extinguish flames inside the residence. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Flames linger under a mobile home as Durango Fire Protection District firefighters put out hot spots on Wednesday south of Durango. The home was a total loss. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters exit a mobile home Wednesday south of Durango on Wheeler Loop. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters work to extinguish flames on a mobile home Wednesday south of Durango. Smoke from the fire could be seen from the Three Springs area east of Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters work to extinguish flames Wednesday on a mobile home south of Durango on Wheeler Loop. The home was partially engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A family of four was displaced Wednesday when its mobile home caught fire south of Durango.
Firefighters received the call at 2:18 p.m. at 146 Wheeler Loop, about four miles south of Durango along La Posta Road (County Road 213), said Scot Davis, spokesman with the Durango Fire Protection District.
“Upon arrival, we found the house 50 percent engulfed by flames,” he said.
Firefighters took a “defensive strategy,” meaning they attacked the flames from the outside, before being able to enter the home to extinguish lingering flames, Davis said.
The trailer was occupied by two adults and two children, but no one was home at the time of the fire, he said.
A family member on scene said the trailer was occupied by Danny and Cecelia Lucero.
The cause remained under investigation Wednesday afternoon.
“It looks like a total loss to me,” Davis said.
Firefighters arrived less than 10 minutes after receiving the call.
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To help
A GoFundMe account has been set up for the Lucero family, which lost its home to a fire Wednesday south of Durango.
To view the account, visit www.GoFundMe.com and search for “
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