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ENLARGEA Union Colony Fire/Rescue Authority firefighter stands in front of a burned headboard while looking for hot spots in the back bedroom of a trailer at the Mobile Estates Mobile Park, 1823 5th St. in Greeley. The fire started about 7 p.m. on Tuesday, causing major damage to the older trailer. It was caused by a candle in the back bedroom of the home. No one was injured in the fire.
A family of six were left homeless Tuesday night after the mobile home they were living in caught fire.
No one was injured in the blaze, which started at about 7 p.m. in lot eight of the Mobile Estates Mobile Park at 1823 5th St. in Greeley. According to Doug Forsman, the Union Colony Fire/Rescue Authority fire chief, the fire was sparked by an unattended candle left in the east end of the house.
Karina Delarosa, 17, said she was making dinner when she noticed something was wrong.
"When I turned, like, I saw the black smoke, and I thought it was from the kitchen," said Karina, who was alone in the trailer when the fire started. "And then when I looked through the hallway, like, the last room was on fire."
Miguel Reyes, 14, who lives two mobile homes to the north, said the flames then quickly began bellowing from the clay-colored trailer.
"They were pretty big," Miguel said. "They were coming out of both sides of the porch."
According to Forsman, the fire was extinguished in about 10 minutes. Five Union Colony Fire/Rescue units responded to the fire. Forsman said the mobile home sustained significant damage — mostly from smoke — but it was not a complete loss.
Jose Lopez, his wife Maria Rodriguez and their four children occupied the house. Karina, who is Rodriguez's daughter, often stayed in the house, along with her fiancé, Gustavo Arenes, 18.
<strong>Tribune Community Crisis Fund</strong>
The Tribune Community Crisis Fund is set up to help people in an emergency. Donations may be sent to the Community Foundation, 711 8th Ave., Greeley, CO 80631. These gifts are tax-deductible and supervised by the fund's board. For more information, call the foundation at (970) 304-9970.
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The family did not have insurance, Forsman said, and they plan to stay with family members who live in Greeley.
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