Elderly Desert Aire couple now homeless for the holidays after fire

DESERT AIRE – An elderly couple living in Desert Aire were briefly forced into the harshly-cold elements Wednesday after a fire consumed their home. Grant County Fire District 8 officials say crews responded to the 800 block of Orchard Drive and reported the double-wide mobile home was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived.
A water heater caught fire, sparking the blaze, fire officials said.
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