An early morning fire completely destroyed a mobile home at Kokopelli Trailer Park on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Cortez Fire Chief Jeff Vandevoorde said the County Road F.5 resident happened to awake to use the restroom, and noticed a glow under the front door. Upon opening the door, flames jumped from the porch into the residence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got the call at 2:47 Wednesday morning,\u201d said Vandevoorde. \u201cBy the time firefighters arrived on the scene eight minutes later, the structure was fully involved.\u201d<\/p>\n
Vandevoorde said both residents narrowly escaped through a back door. Their pet Chihuahua was lost in the blaze.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo injuries were reported,\u201d Vandevoorde said.<\/p>\n
Vandevoorde said the cause of the fire has been ruled accidental. It\u2019s believed an electrical lighter or smoldering cigarette ignited the fire.<\/p>\n
Fire crews were able to protect two mobile home residences in close proximity.<\/p>\n
\u201cCrews were able to knock the fire down before it spread to the other homes,\u201d Vandevoorde said.<\/p>\n