Two separate fires tore through mobile and manufactured homes in south Marion County this week, including one that was spurred on by burning leaves.
The first fire was reported on Tuesday, April 1, at around 1:09 p.m. At that time, Marion County Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the 17000 block of SE 150th Avenue Road in Weirsdale in reference to a pile of burning leaves that caught a mobile home on fire.
Emergency personnel from MCFR Weirsdale Station #27 and Villages of Marion Engine #10 responded to the scene at around 1:15 p.m. to find the structure heavily involved in flames.
While firefighters fought back flames, rescue units completed a primary and secondary search of the structure…