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Two Dead, Three Injured in Murrieta Mobile-Home Fire

Fire crews shifted to a defensive operation after the structure became unsafe.

Overview

  • Crews were dispatched around 4:45 a.m. to the 41000 block of Knight Drive in Murrieta.
  • Responders arrived to find the mobile home, a carport, three vehicles, two outbuildings and a large pine tree fully engulfed.
  • Firefighters conducted an initial search before retreating to exterior operations when the building’s integrity was compromised.
  • The blaze was brought under control in about 45 minutes, and multiple household pets also died.
  • Investigators from Murrieta Fire & Rescue and the Murrieta Police Department are examining the origin and cause, and authorities have not released the victims’ names.