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Electrical fire destroys trailer home in LP



Ongoing electrical problems led to a fire at Josh Shesta
and Pamela Bajula’s residence at the Parkview Partnership mobile home park
in Lester Prairie Tuesday afternoon at 3:23 p.m, said Lester Prairie Fire
Chief Jim Hoof.

About 10 members of the Lester Prairie Fire Department
put out the blaze in a little more than an hour, he said.

“We had three trucks, and Winsted was called for mutual
aid, but they were canceled right after they got here,” he said. “The
Ridgeview ambulance also stood by, but its services were not needed.”

Although no one was injured, the couple lost their trailer,
as well as all of their personal belongings.

“The trailer and its contents are a total loss,”
Hoof said. “All personal effects are damaged.”

Eileen Carlson of the Red Cross offered assistance to the
couple.

“It was nice to see the Red Cross there,” Hoof
said. “She got the couple some clothes, food, and was going to find
them a place to stay.”

Even though it was a fairly routine fire, Hoof said, trailer
home fires are harder to knock down because there is little Sheetrock in
the trailers, and that causes fire to spread faster.

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