3 pets were killed in a Finley fire. A family was left homeless

A Saturday morning fire in a Finley manufactured home park killed three pets and left three people living in two RVs without a home.

Passersby spotted flames coming from an RV shortly before 8 a.m. at the Homestead Manufactured Housing Community on Bowles Road. As firefighters were arriving, the fire spread to a second RV.

Firefighters were able to get the blaze under control quickly, Benton County Fire District 1 said in a Facebook post. The fire destroyed one of the RVs and left the other significantly damaged.

While no one was home, the fire and smoke killed two cats and one dog inside one of Rvs.

A man and his wife were living in the destroyed RV and the man’s father lived in the RV next door. The American Red Cross is helping them find a place to stay, said Tracy Baker, the district’s public information officer.

The cause of the fire hasn’t been determined.

This story was originally published November 16, 2019 at 11:50 AM.