CARLSBORG — A couple is homeless after they safely escaped a fire that destroyed the mobile home in which they were living.
Craig Marsh, 44, and his wife, Angela, 45, fled from the mobile home at 234 Mill Road shortly after noon Thursday as heavy smoke filled the living room and kitchen of the 1971 single-wide mobile home they rented from owners Louis and Marnee Foldoe.
“The power flickered and went out, and they found some smoke in the residence,” said Command Officer Tony Hudson after the scene was mopped up without incident or injury to firefighters.
The cause of the fire remained under investigation Thursday, Hudson said, adding that it appeared to be accidental.
It took Clallam County Fire District 3 firefighters from the Sequim, Blyn, Carlsborg and R Corner stations about 20 minutes to douse the flames.
Thick, odorous smoke billowed over much of the adjacent rural residential neighborhood and parts of the U.S. Highway 101 commercial district.
Hudson said the couple lost most of their belongings in the blaze and they are expected to get help from the American Red Cross Olympic Peninsula Chapter.
“They may be able to save some clothes,” Hudson said.
Attempts to contact the Red Cross office in Clallam County were unsuccessful Thursday.
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Sequim-Dungeness Valley Editor Jeff Chew can be reached at 360-681-2391 or at jeff.chew@peninsuladailynews.com.
