Four people injured as fire spreads through Victoria-area mobile home park

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Flames destroyed three mobile units and damaged a fourth on Wednesday morning before crews could get the fire under control

View Royal Fire Chief Paul Hurst says the blaze spread quickly because the units were tightly packed together.He says the fire was helped along by two large propane tanks that were venting flames, but the cause is not yet known.

Mobile home park resident Angela Elder says she was alerted to the blaze when she heard frantic yelling and looked out of her bedroom window to see flames. Hurst says people who were taken to hospital suffered a variety of injuries, including smoke inhalation, and one person had a cardiac problem. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.

 

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