Interesting thing we saw in Yuma. Two burnt 5th wheels

[Me_Again]

While spending the night at Fortuna Del Oro RV Park, we walked around the park in the morning before leaving and noticed a fairly new Redwood 5th that was half burned up. Fire appeared to have started in the storeage or equipment area, or maybe the hot water heater/furnace.

Then as we drove down on the South frontage road to Fry's to fuel up, we saw a second 5th wheel in another park with similar destruction from a fire that appear to look very similar. It two was a fairly new looking trailer also.

It was strange and a bit scary to see two similar burnt trailers a few block apart.

Chris

[ugeesta]

We took our new trailer out for its shakedown trip two weekends ago and had a propane leak in the drivers side tank compartment. It was so bad I could hear the hissing from the leak. Dont know when it started but that compartment isnt far from the heater. Got me thinking of the ‘what ifs’ while we were sleeping the night before.

[gbopp]

rjstractor wrote:
This screams arson, with two similar fires in close proximity in the same time period.

That's very possible. And maybe it explains why burnt out RV's are sitting in two parks. I don't think most campground's would want burnt out hulks sitting around and taking up space unless, it's a crime scene?

[ScottG]

Very sad for those involved. We all know you never make out with ins.

[rjstractor]

This screams arson, with two similar fires in close proximity in the same time period. For both fires to be accidental and unrelated is theoretically possible but extremely unlikely. RV fires are not very common, I've only seen a few in my career.

[Me_Again]

bdpreece wrote:
Drove by the one just West of Foothills blvd. on the frontage road. Looks like some one was riding an ATV and parked it under the overhang of the fifth wheel. Looks to me like the ATV caught fire and then it spread upward to the overhang on the fifth wheel.

Thanks for the report. I was looking mainly at the trailer damage, and the fact that it appeared to be totaled. Chris

[bdpreece]

Drove by the one just West of Foothills blvd. on the frontage road. Looks like some one was riding an ATV and parked it under the overhang of the fifth wheel. Looks to me like the ATV caught fire and then it spread upward to the overhang on the fifth wheel.

[ford_truck_guy]

Me Again wrote:

ppine wrote:
Sometimes fires result from people cooking methampetamine.

In higher end 5th wheels? First one was in a Cal-Am park and Cal-Am is known to be picky on who is allowed in.

Not to mention, MOST meth cookers are not in a 80K - 100K fifth wheels in an rv resort.... They are in the stolen smaller TT's back in the woods..

[Me_Again]

ppine wrote:
Sometimes fires result from people cooking methampetamine.

In higher end 5th wheels? First one was in a Cal-Am park and Cal-Am is known to be picky on who is allowed in.

[Me_Again]

ford truck guy wrote:

Me Again wrote:
While spending the night at Fortuna Del Oro RV Park, we walked around the park in the morning before leaving and noticed a fairly new Redwood 5th that was half burned up. Fire appeared to have started in the storeage or equipment area, or maybe the hot water heater/furnace.

Then as we drove down on the South frontage road to Fry's to fuel up, we saw a second 5th wheel in another park with similar destruction from a fire that appear to look very similar. It two was a fairly new looking trailer also.

It was strange and a bit scary to see two similar burnt trailers a few block apart.

Chris

With most of the newer Redwoods having the residential fridge, that takes that out of the equation....

I wonder if its foul play?? Or something we ( I ) need to concern myself with ? Its just odd that they were very similar in destruction

Joe

I thought the similar destruction was odd. The First one was deep in the RV Resort. The one on the Frontage road was very close to the road.

Chris

[ppine]

Sometimes fires result from people cooking methampetamine.

[ford_truck_guy]

Me Again wrote:
While spending the night at Fortuna Del Oro RV Park, we walked around the park in the morning before leaving and noticed a fairly new Redwood 5th that was half burned up. Fire appeared to have started in the storeage or equipment area, or maybe the hot water heater/furnace.

Then as we drove down on the South frontage road to Fry's to fuel up, we saw a second 5th wheel in another park with similar destruction from a fire that appear to look very similar. It two was a fairly new looking trailer also.

It was strange and a bit scary to see two similar burnt trailers a few block apart.

Chris

With most of the newer Redwoods having the residential fridge, that takes that out of the equation....

I wonder if its foul play?? Or something we ( I ) need to concern myself with ? Its just odd that they were very similar in destruction

Joe

[BB_TX]

Saw a 5er at an RV park in Santa Fe several years ago nearly completely burned. Couldn’t tell brand name. Didn’t get a chance to ask staff what happened.