An older manufactured home and a camper, both thought to have been unoccupied, were severely damaged by fire near Indianola early Jan. 22, but crews were able to keep the flames from spreading despite limited water supplies.

A North Kitsap Fire & Rescue crew was dispatched just after 5 a.m. to an unknown-type fire in a neighborhood off of Orca Drive after a 911 caller reported seeing flames through the trees.

Additional units from Poulsbo Fire Department and NKF&R were called to the scene. The first crew arrived 11 minutes after dispatch and reported the 800 square foot doublewide mobile home well-involved in fire. With the closest hydrant more than a half-mile away, water had to be supplied by tender trucks, and the blaze was under control about 30 minutes later. It took another couple of hours to fully extinguish remaining hot spots.

An investigator from the Kitsap County Fire Marshal’s Office responded and spent hours examining evidence and talking to bystanders. But due in part to the extent of the damage, the fire’s cause is classified as undetermined.