UPDATE 1:56AM: Carson City fire investigators are trying to determine what caused a fire late Saturday night that destroyed about 50 percent of a manufactured home in the 1700 block of Race Track Road.
Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief Bob Charles said the fire, initially reported as being inside a garage, was found to be fully engulfed in the front patio area and then spread to the main interior of the home before it was extinguished. With a number of add-ons, the manufactured home is believed to be about 2,200 square-feet in size.
While half of the home was destroyed by flames, the entire home was consumed with smoke and suffered smoke damage, Charles said. No one was home at the time of the fire. Two pets were found outside and were unhurt. Early damage estimate is around a $250,000 loss, Charles said. The fire was called to dispatch at around 11:45 p.m. and much of it was knocked down just after midnight.
Responding to the fire as mutual aid was East Fork Fire and Paramedic District. Carson City Sheriff’s deputies were also dispatched.
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The Carson City Fire Department was called late Saturday night to a structure fire in the 1700 block of Race Track Road near Bigelow and Snyder. The fire, called in at around 11:45 p.m. was said to be burning in a structure adjacent to a home and was said to be fully engulfed. The fire was knocked down in the interior section of the structure shortly after midnight and firefighters worked on the exterior fully extinguishing flames.
Firefighters said they wanted an investigator to the fire scene and animal control.
According to fire personnel speaking with dispatchers, no one appears to be at the residence and no one was believed to be inside the structure. Some flames reportedly may have touched the side of the house.
