No one was injured when a mobile home was destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon at the Shiloh Mobile Home Park just outside of the Peachtree City limits off Ga. Highway 54 east.

Officials have determined the fire started outside the home, but it was not set intentionally, according to Lt. Scott Roberts of the Fayette County Department of Public Safety.

“This is not a case of arson,” Roberts said Thursday afternoon.

When the first fire crew arrived at 941 Buffalo Road, the structure was on fire and flames started to reach the mobile home next door, Roberts said. Crews were able to knock down the fire and limit the damage to the exterior of the second home and some trees in-between the homes, Roberts added. But the home where the blaze started was extensively damaged throughout.

The home that was destroyed by fire was vacant at the time of the blaze, Roberts said. The first 911 call came in shortly before 3:30 p.m.

The fire marshal began interviewing witnesses about the blaze even before the fire was completely extinguished, Roberts said.

In addition to units from the Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency Services, crews from the Peachtree City and Fayetteville fire departments helped out on the scene, with approximately 35 firefighters on hand total, Roberts said.

Included in the response were four fire engines, the county’s four-man manpower unit, a rescue truck and two medic trucks, Roberts said.

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