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Two Killed in Somerset, CA, Mobile Home Fire

Jan. 2, 2025

Firefighters found the victims after extinguishing the flames, Pioneer Fire Protection District Chief David Whitt said.

Two people in Somerset are dead after a mobile home fire broke out early New Year's morning.

Firefighters determined four of the six people who lived in the residence managed to escape. But, two didn't.

Conditions prevented firefighters from entering the structure. After the fire was controlled, crews found the bodies inside, Pioneer Fire Protection District Chief David Whitt told abc10.

The cause of the El Dorado County fire remains under investigation.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.