LUCERNE, Calif. – A water heater was ruled the cause of a fire that destroyed a mobile home late last week.

The fire was first reported just after 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at the Country Club Mobile Home Park, located at 3630 Country Club Drive in Lucerne, according to Northshore Fire Protection District.

Northshore Fire Chief Jay Beristianos said the fire was traced to the trailer's water heater closet.

He said half of the singlewide mobile home was destroyed by fire, while the other half was severely damaged by smoke.

The woman who owns the trailer will be able to salvage some of her personal possessions from it, Beristianos said.

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