{"id":15300,"date":"2025-12-10T11:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/morning-fire-destroys-mancos-home-no-injuries-reported\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:46:38","slug":"morning-fire-destroys-mancos-home-no-injuries-reported","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/morning-fire-destroys-mancos-home-no-injuries-reported\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning fire destroys Mancos home; no injuries reported"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fire
Fire engulfs a Mancos home and a car on East Sunset Drive at 6:50 a.m. Wednesday as firefighters respond. (Courtesy of Landen DeMars)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

A fire destroyed a trailer home and four cars on East Sunset Drive in Mancos early Wednesday morning, leaving the property in ruins but causing no injuries.<\/p>\n

Mancos Fire Department Capt. Wyatt Jones said his team arrived at 6:49 a.m. after being dispatched about 20 minutes earlier.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe structure was fully engulfed when we arrived on scene,\u201d he said. Firefighters worked to protect neighboring homes and stop the fire from spreading, he said.<\/p>\n

Jones said the three, possibly four, occupants of the home were uninjured after being checked by a Southwest Memorial Hospital ambulance. Mancos Marshal Justen Goodall made sure the residents had a warm, safe place to stay, Jones said.<\/p>\n

The fire\u2019s cause is still under investigation, he said.<\/p>\n

\"Firefighters
Firefighters extinguish a car\u2019s lingering flame at a home on East Sunset Drive in Mancos. (Benjamin Rubin\/The Journal)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Flames spread to four cars parked near the home, burning them completely, Jones said.<\/p>\n

Landen DeMars, who lives with his mother and younger brother a few houses down, said he woke up sometime after 6 a.m. to the sound of multiple explosions, likely caused by the combusted gas tanks of the four cars, he believed.<\/p>\n

DeMars said he went outside to see the flames, quickly informed a next-door neighbor of the approaching fire and then went inside to grab his phone to take photos.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was a little scared,\u201d he said. \u201cAbout eight years ago we had a fire next to my house.\u201d<\/p>\n

By about 8:20 a.m., the scene had been secured, with about 15 firefighters still dousing flames. Cortez Fire Protection responders also helped fight the fire.<\/p>\n

\"Mancos
Mancos Fire Department Capt. Wyatt Jones says the cause of a fire on East Sunset Drive in Mancos is still under investigation. (Benjamin Rubin\/The Journal)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Cordelia
Cordelia Broderick and her son, Landen DeMars, watch firefighters outside a burned structure on East Sunset Drive. The two live down the street and went out early to see the flames. DeMars said he warned a neighbor about the approaching fire. (Benjamin Rubin\/The Journal)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Other officials were present, including Mancos Marshal Justen Goodall and Montezuma County Emergency Manager Jim Spratlen. People from Atmos Energy and Empire Electric arrived to shut off utilities.<\/p>\n

Neighbors stood in the cool morning air, watching firefighters put out smaller flames.<\/p>\n

An active fire persisted in one vehicle, burning off the gas inside as a firefighter worked to extinguish it. Other firefighters removed the trailer\u2019s scorched, caved-in roof to reach flames underneath.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad that everyone\u2019s safe,\u201d said a neighbor who asked to remain anonymous out of sensitivity to the residents of the burned home. \u201cWaking up this morning and seeing a tragedy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Firefighters
Firefighters attend to the home and vehicles destroyed by a fire on East Sunset Drive in Mancos. (Benjamin Rubin\/The Journal)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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