Fire kills one at Georgia campground

Tragic.

Tragic indeed!!

Now ... so that we all can learn ... what was the cause of the fires?

I wonder if their smoke alarm had batteries in it and was it in working order, I have two smoke alarms in a 17' trailer just to be sure. I check the alarms before every trip. I told my wife that if there is ever a fire, RUN for the exit. The fire extinguisher is next to the door, if you can't put it out with that one extinguisher, leave. Trailers are not cheap but a life is priceless. I can always get another trailer. She also knows how to break the rear window with the baseball bat that is in the rear of the trailer for that exact purpose.

One of the first things I do after buying a new trailer is get a real fire extinguisher and replace the cheapest smoke alarm the rv mfg can purchase with a quality unit.

Another problem with mfg is placement of the smoke detectors. Mine was above the stove and microwave facilitating removing the battery to cook anything.