Firemen quickly extinguished a fire blamed on heat tape at an Odin mobile home Friday night.
Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says the fire was at a home occupied by Alexander Russell at 414 Perkins Street. The occupants of the home exited the home as the fire department was called.
Smith reports the small fire was in the exterior wall of the water heater cabinet. The fire was extinguished with a water extinguisher. Smoke was removed from the residence with a fan.
The fire apparently started when heat tape wrapped around a waterline that had failed caught the flooring and frame rail on fire. There was no other damage to the trailer.
The occupants were taken to a hotel for the remainder of the night.
Odin firemen called Salem and Sandoval Fireman for automatic mutual aid.
The fire call came in at 10:48 Friday night with firemen clearing the scene at 11:30 pm.
