Bath Township Fire Department responded to a report of a mobile home on fire at 2145 N. Dixie Hwy. Lot #30, Lima, Ohio, in Bath Township at 11:12 A.M. on November 18.
Upon arrival, firefighters found the mobile home fully involved with the next-door mobile home also involved.
The mobile home rented by Tony and Joanna Byrne is owned by Best Deal Rentals LLC, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. They were both home, along with two children at time of the fire and escaped with no injuries. The mobile home next door is owned by Homer Budd who was not home at the time. None of the parties reported having insurance.
Platoon Chief Jared Jenkins estimates the damage to the first lot to be $3,000 to the structure and $5,000 to the contents. He further estimates the damage to the second lot to be $3,000 to the structure and $5,000 to the contents.
No fire department personnel were injured. Lima Fire Department, Lafayette/Jackson Twp. Fire Department, Beaverdam/Richland Twp. Fire Department, and Perry Twp. Fire Department assisted at the scene of the fire.
The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time and remains under investigation.
Firefighters were on the scene for about four hours. The tenants of both mobile homes are being assisted by the Allen County Chapter of the American Red Cross.
