Ocala Fire Rescue mobile fire on Dec 21, 2023 vehicle also damaged

Ocala firefighters rushed to a local mobile home park on Thursday evening after one of the trailers became engulfed in flames.

At around 7:20 p.m., Ocala Fire Rescue units consisting of Engines 2, 3, and 7, Tower 1, Rescue 3, a Safety Officer, and Battalion Chiefs 11 and 22 were dispatched to Shadow Oaks Mobile Home Park (3230 SE 10th Avenue) in reference to a structure fire.

Fire at Shadow Oaks Mobile Home Park in southeast Ocala on December 21, 2023
Multiple OFR units responded to Shadow Oaks Mobile Home Park in southeast Ocala on December 21, 2023, after a fire ignited inside one of the homes. (Photo: Ocala Fire Rescue)

According to OFR, Engine 7’s crew members were able to see heavy fire through the woods while pulling out of the fire station.

Fire at Shadow Oaks Mobile Home Park in southeast Ocala on December 21, 2023
Heat from the blaze threatened a vehicle that was parked near the mobile home. (Photo: Ocala Fire Rescue)

Upon arrival at the mobile home park, OFR crews observed a single-story, single-wide trailer that was on fire, and heat from the blaze was threatening a nearby vehicle.

Fire at Shadow Oaks Mobile Home Park in southeast Ocala on December 21, 2023
OFR crews were able to extinguish the mobile home fire while keeping the flames from spreading to the nearby vehicle. (Photo: Ocala Fire Rescue)

Firefighters immediately began attacking the blaze. They managed to prevent the fire from spreading to the vehicle, and the flames were soon extinguished.

The cause of the fire is currently unknown, according to OFR.

There were no injuries reported.

The Ocala Police Department, Marion County Fire Rescue, and Ocala Electric Utility also responded.