Woman dies in Kingsbury Grade mobile home fire
Submitted by paula on Fri, 11/13/2015 - 11:10pm
A woman has died in a fire near Kingsbury Grade Friday morning.
Eric Guevon with the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District says the fire at the Ponderosa Mobile Home Park was reported about 12:30 a.m November 13, 2015.
A woman in her 60s was found dead; she died of fire-related causes, but a further cause of death has not been established. Her name has not been released.
The fire started with food left on a stove and is being considered unintentional, according to Guevon, who also says there is no evidence there was a smoke detector in the home.
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