Two victims perish in camper trailer fire
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 9 months AGO
The remnants of a camper trailer where the remains of two people were found following an early Monday fire.
CHARLES H. FEATHERSTONE/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
WHEELER — A fire early Monday at an RV park has claimed the lives of two people, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.
At around 3:45 a.m., GCSO deputies, as well as firefighters with Grant County Fire District 5 and the Moses Lake Fire Department, responded to a report of a fire in the Cougar Campers RV Park. When they arrived, first responders found a fifth-wheel trailer fully engulfed in flames, the statement said.
After extinguishing the fire, firefighters found two bodies believed to be the occupants of the trailer. The bodies are in the care of Grant County Coroner Craig Morrison, where they will be identified and an autopsy will be performed. The Grant County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the fire, the statement said.
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