Two people are in hospital and two pets have died after an early morning fire at a mobile home in Dauphin.
The Dauphin Fire Department was dispatched this morning just before 4 a.m. for a structure fire in the southwest corner of the City. Crews located a mobile home with smoke and fire coming from the front section of the home.
RCMP told DFD all occupants had made it out on their own and were with EMS for smoke inhalation, but two pets remained inside.
Fire crews entered the home and found one of the pets immediately, but were unable to revive. The fire was located in the front living room and kitchen area and quickly extinguished. The second pet was located a few minutes later and was also unable to be revived.
The fire department says the fire started from paper falling on top of a baseboard heater and then spread to nearby furniture. The fire continued burning until the smoke alarm activated and awoke the occupant.
No damage estimates are available at this time.
As of this morning, both occupants are in hospital for smoke inhalation and are expected to make a full recovery.
The DFD would like to remind the public that working smoke alarms save lives and that in the event of a fire, evacuate the building through the nearest exit as soon as possible and call 911.
Also, as the weather is beginning to get cooler at night, they ask the public to ensure that there are proper clearances around heating appliances and that nothing has accumulated on or near your furnace, hot water tank or baseboard heaters during the months they have not been used.
