Departments working to determine cause of fire in Oakdale mobile home park
An investigation is underway to determine what led up to a mobile home park fire in Oakdale late Monday night.
Crews from multiple departments were at the scene around 10:15 p.m., and 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS spoke with some neighbors who watched the action unfold in the area of 56th Street North and Granada Avenue.
According to the city of Oakdale, the fire had started in a manufactured home, and then spread to a next-door home as well as other multiple vehicles involved in the fire.
No one was injured in the fire.
Neighbors say it’s scary when there’s a fire at a mobile home because they’re so close together.
“I came out the door and this orange glow over the trees, soot drifting and embers and just thank God it wasn’t windy,” said neighbor Scott Drain. “I hope all the animals got out and the people got out.”
Metro Transit buses were brought in to help keep residents warm.
The cause of the fire has not yet been determined as of Wednesday, but an investigation is still ongoing.