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Blaze completely destroys trailer near Maple Plains

A fifth-wheel trailer was destroyed by fire on the Mount Tryon Road just west of Maple Plains in central P.E.I.

Trailer fire was 1 of 4 structure fires within 24-hour period

back of a fire truck with PEI license plate
Fire officials were kept busy Tuesday and Wednesday, with 4 structure fires reported in less than 24 hours. (Pat Martel/CBC)

A fifth-wheel trailer was destroyed by fireon the MountTryon Road just west of Maple Plains in central P.E.I.

Shawn Jessome, captain of the Borden-Carleton fire department, says three trucks and 12 firefightersresponded just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

He said there were "flames coming out everywhere" and that the trailer wascompletely engulfed.

"Once we extinguished it there was nothing left of it no shell, just a floor," Jessome said.

No one was injured.

The biggest risk during the fire, Jessome said,was from four 20-pound barbecuepropane tanks close to the trailer, which firefighters had to hose down continually to make sure they didn't blow.

4 structure fires in 24 hours

The fire is under investigation by the provincial Fire Marshal's Office.

It is one of four fires on P.E.I. within a 24-hour period.

Also on Tuesday, the Souris Fire Department responded to a fire at a single family dwelling on St. Charles Road. The home had two occupants. No one was injured.

On Wednesday, the Crossroads Fire Department responded to a fire at a single family dwelling in Stratford. Two occupants were taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital one as a precaution, the other was under observation for smoke inhalation and is expected to be released Wednesday.

The North River Fire Department responded to a fire at a single family dwelling on Wednesday in New Dominion, with no injuries reported.

With files from Laura Chapin