{"id":32525,"date":"2023-08-04T20:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T02:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/la-plata-county-family-loses-home-in-fire-east-of-durango\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T01:58:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:58:44","slug":"la-plata-county-family-loses-home-in-fire-east-of-durango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/la-plata-county-family-loses-home-in-fire-east-of-durango\/","title":{"rendered":"La Plata County family loses home in fire east of Durango"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Durango
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters extinguish flames on a double-wide trailer Friday in the Alpine Shadows subdivision east of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

A La Plata County family, including a mother and two small children, have been displaced from their home after a double-wide trailer caught fire Friday east of Durango.<\/p>\n

The blaze was reported about 10:40 a.m. on Pine Ridge Road in the Alpine Shadows subdivision.<\/p>\n

Sarah Turner said she was babysitting her sister\u2019s two daughters, ages 11 months and 6 years, when the 6-year-old girl saw smoke coming from the ceiling inside the living room. Turner said she opened the front door and saw smoke and flames.<\/p>\n

\"Durango
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters save one of two kittens from a burning house Friday in the Alpine Shadows subdivision east of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Jessica
Jessica Haydon, holding her daughter, Nora, 11 months, talks about the fire that consumed her family\u2019s home Friday in the Alpine Shadows subdivision east of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

\u201cThe whole front area (of the home) was on fire when I opened the front door,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The owner of the home, Jessica Haydon, was in Durango getting her hair done when she was notified.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had stuff in my hair, so we had to rinse it out real quick,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Haydon said she rushed home, at least with the knowledge her sister and daughters made it out safely.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was nerve-wracking,\u201d she said. \u201cI was hoping I wasn\u2019t going too fast. I had to definitely shift down to make sure I wasn\u2019t driving like a maniac.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turner said she had time to grab the two girls, her dog, a diaper bag and a bunch of clothes.<\/p>\n

She called 911 and waited for firefighters to respond. The home is in a remote area surrounded by pi\u00f1on and juniper trees northeast of Elmore\u2019s Corner.<\/p>\n

\u201c (The response) felt like 8 million years. I\u2019m sure it was quick, though,\u201d Turner said.<\/p>\n

\"Durango
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters work a double-wide trailer fire on Friday in the Alpine Shadows subdivision east of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Durango
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters enter a double-wide trailer Friday in the Alpine Shadows subdivision east of Durango. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Firefighters arrived to find an active fire in the living room. They attacked the fire and were able to knock down the flames within minutes, said Michael Krupa, deputy fire chief-operations with the Durango Fire Protection District. But the fire remained active in the space between the ceiling and the roof of the double-wide trailer, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve still got some fire between the ceiling and the roof, and that\u2019s what they\u2019re digging in to find right now,\u201d Krupa said.<\/p>\n

Haydon, who is the general manager at Fired Up Pizzeria in Durango, said she wasn\u2019t immediately sure where she and her daughters would spend the night Friday.<\/p>\n

She had just gotten two kittens a day earlier. Firefighters were able to save both animals.<\/p>\n

Krupa said the trailer is likely a total loss. Red Cross was called to assist the family, he said.<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire remained under investigation.<\/p>\n

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