Crime & Safety

Man Dies In Trailer Fire

The blaze was reported Tuesday morning near Pala.

Man Dies In Trailer Fire In Pala, CA.
Man Dies In Trailer Fire In Pala, CA. (Renee Schiavone, Patch)

PALA, CA – A blaze broke out early Tuesday morning in a trailer northeast of Pala, killing a man who lived inside, authorities said.

The fire on Magee Road north of state Route 76 was reported around 12:20 a.m., Cal Fire spokesman Issac Sanchez said.

Firefighters responded and found a single-wide trailer fully engulfed in flames, Sanchez said.

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Crews knocked down the flames in just under an hour, then searched the trailer and found a man dead inside, Sanchez said.

The age and name of the victim were not immediately available.

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Investigators from the sheriff's Bomb/Arson unit were sent to the scene, and an investigation was underway into what sparked the blaze.

--City News Service