Fire has destroyed a Bloomington resident's mobile home on the city's south edge, but he was not home at the time and no one was injured.
Bloomington Township firefighters were called at 8:01 p.m. Thursday to 3403 Yucca Drive in The Meadows of Bloomington mobile home park. The mobile home was just across Old Colonial Road from the fire station.
Firefighters frequently saw the man walking in the area, and he was on a walk when the fire broke out, said Assistant Fire Chief Shane DeVault. His name was not available Thursday night.
The 1963 mobile home was a total loss, said Fire Chief Tom Willan, declining to give a dollar value. The fire was confined to the front half of the mobile home, but there was heavy smoke and water damage throughout.
There was a hole about 6 feet across in the front corner where the outer wall had burned and been pulled away, exposing the kitchen. All the windows were knocked out.
The cause was deemed accidental but remains under investigation, Willan said. "We can't rule out extension cords" as a factor, he said.