Taylorville mobile home destroyed by fire; no one hurt

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A mobile home in Taylorville was destroyed on Tuesday when a fire gutted the inside.

The Taylorville Fire Department posted photos and details of the fire on its Facebook page . Officials said it happened in the area of Taylorville Boulevard and Pauline Street around 11:30 a.m.

The trailer was abandoned, and officials said a construction crew was trying to remove it. Investigators determined that a construction worker accidentally started the fire.

Firefighters were on the scene for a little over an hour, putting out the fire, extinguishing hotspots and performing overhaul. The fire was put out without any injuries and without it spreading to nearby mobile homes.

The Taylorville Fire Department was assisted on-scene by the Edinburg Fire Protection District.

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