NATIONAL CITY

Nearly a Dozen People Displaced After Mobile Home Fire in National City

A 33-year-old was taken into custody on suspicion of arson

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Nearly a dozen people are displaced after a mobile home fire broke out Saturday morning in National City.

At around 4 a.m. fire officials got a call of a car fire on the 900 block of E. Division Street at a mobile home park. Once fire officials got to the scene, the fire spread to a mobile home, said National City Fire Capt. Jeremy Day.

A neighbor told NBC 7 that one of the neighbors heard popping noises and was able to alert the neighbors.

"We were asleep and what woke us up was the big explosion noise," said Manuel Cruz, a neighbor. "We just ran right away and the flames were already consuming that part of the house."

The fire also reached a second mobile home, but firefighters were able to contain the fire.

Due to the fire damage, both trailers were deemed inhabitable, Day said. Ten people were displaced.

No injuries were reported.

Investigators said the fire may have been set intentionally. Saturday night, NCPD announced they had taken 33-year-old Juan Jose Rangel at around 8 a.m. Saturday.

No other information was available.

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