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Fire destroys Little Cypress mobile home Tuesday night, kills dog

The family lost nearly all of their belongings and one of their dogs in the fire.

LITTLE CYPRESS, Texas — A Little Cypress family lost everything including their dog late Tuesday night when their mobile home was destroyed by a fire.

No one was home or injured in the blaze but a dog was killed in the fire that happened just before 10 p.m. in the 3500 block of Brent Dr according to Little Cypress Fire Chief Matt Manshack.

ESD #3 Assistant Fire Chief Joey Earnest tells 12New there is no cause for investigation at this time.

Earnest could not confirm if it was a space heater that caused the fire, but they are aware there was one. 

Repairs to the mobile home had just recently been finished, according to the owner of the mobile home, Elizabeth Davenport. 

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The entire side of the mobile home where her children's rooms are was completely destroyed, according to Davenport.

The Orange County Emergency Services District Three Fire Department assisted and deputies from the Orange County Sheriff's Office responded as well as an Acadian Ambulance crew.

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