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Elderly Man, Dog Rescued From Clearwater Mobile Home Fire

An elderly man and his dog are being treated after being rescued from a mobile home fire.

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An elderly man and his dog are being treated after being rescued from a mobile home fire. (Clearwater Fire)
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An elderly man and his dog are being treated after being rescued from a mobile home fire. (Clearwater Fire)

CLEARWATER, FL — An elderly man and his dog are being treated after being rescued from a mobile home fire.

Clearwater Fire & Rescue personnel responded to the fire just before 8 a.m. Thursday at Happy Trails Mobile Home Park, 2261 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd.

Firefighters pulled the man and his dog from the mobile home. The 84-year-old man was flown to Tampa General Hospital as a trauma alert. The dog was taken to a local animal hospital for treatment.

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The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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