Mobile home damaged in fire caused by generator, authorities say

LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) — A mobile home on Bridgid Street was severely damaged Sunday afternoon after a generator caught on fire, according to the Lafayette Fire Department.

Firefighters responded to the mobile home fire just before 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

Alton Trahan, the public information officer for the Lafayette Fire Department, said the occupants of the mobile home were in the process of moving out and a generator was being used to power the home.

The generator caught on fire and the fire spread to the mobile home, Trahan said.

No injuries were reported.

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