2 killed, 1 hurt in mobile home fire
Two women died and a man was injured Sunday morning in a predawn fire that engulfed their mobile home, fire officials said.
Investigators believe the fire was started by a candle used for heat and light, said Riverside County Fire Department Capt. Julie Hutchinson.
The man, who is deaf, escaped from the mobile home, but his companion and a friend, also deaf, were trapped, officials said. Their identities were not released.
The fire was reported about 5:20 a.m. at the Sky Trails Mobile Home Park on Perris Boulevard. Hutchinson said neighbors tried to fight it with garden hoses.
Fire Department spokeswoman Jody Hagemann said that the blaze caused about $100,000 in damage to the mobile home and two nearby sheds.
-- Francisco Vara-Orta
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