Camper fire spreads to grass near mobile home, Barry County MI


A camper trailer caught fire and the fire spread to nearby grass and bushes near a mobile home on Tiger Lily Drive. There was a small explosion inside the camper. The resident was not inside when the fire started.
Audio|Source: Barry County Sheriff, Fire, and EMS
03:50
Transcript:
00:00
There is one female that lives in the trailer, unknown if she was home. There's a vehicle in the driveways, but the caller believes that it was disabled.
00:07
They did knock on the door, nobody answered.
00:09
They could hear a chat inside,
00:11
and the fire is spreading on the grass, and the house is approximately 40 feet away.
00:18
Hold on the way.
00:21
Clear 1243.
00:30
Show me on scene.
00:32
On scene, 1245.
00:39
Very Central 701.
00:43
Go ahead.
00:45
Looking at the map, it looks like access to the address is actually off on Tiger Lily Drive.
00:59
Clear 1246.
01:06
Next door, but it's about not barely 20 feet from the mobile home.
01:12
Clear, camper, on fire, grass, and bushes, and approximately 20 feet from the mobile home, 1246.
01:22
More manpower.
01:29
Clear a small explosion from inside the RV 1247.
01:52
He was on scene advising there was a small explosion that came from the camper. He said it is going to be like a travel trailer camper that's currently on fire, grass, and bushes, and approximately 20 feet away is a mobile home.
02:05
Clear on that.
02:07
Clear 1240.
02:13
...home and living inside the trailer.
02:16
They have not been able to be in contact with her.
02:26
(name withheld), he advised that he thought that his 34-year-old daughter was home and she does live in the camper.
02:40
That's affirmative. He said that she was supposed to be home and she does live in the camper.
02:46
7-1 good.
02:48
Clear, 1251.
02:55
They spoke with her via telephone, and she was not at scene when this fire started.
03:00
She's in the way back, so she wasn't in there at the time.
03:06
Claire, neighbor made contact with the female. She was not in the camper at the time of the fire. 1251.
03:16
Floor-insible command.
03:19
She made contact with a neighbor who advised to make contact with Erica, the resident, and the trailer. She advised that she is not home when the fire started.
03:33
Okay, thank you. I'll relay that one and get on scene.
03:38
Let's see too.
03:43
Our truck's here now and it's way off the road so it's not like we need traffic.
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Location mentioned:
Tiger Lily Dr, Orangeville Township, MI 49046
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