Update by the Associated Press

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (AP) — A woman has been burned in a fire that destroyed her mobile home in North Platte.

Firefighters and medics were sent to the home around 12:10 p.m. Monday, and they found that a neighbor had pulled the woman from the blazing home. Firefighters were able to keep the flames from spreading to nearby homes, but nearby carports were damaged.

Battalion Chief Jason Trimble says the home is a total loss and says the fire started in a sofa bed.

The woman’s dog was killed.

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A mobile home fire in North Platte has sent one woman to the hospital.

Just before Noon on Monday, the North Platte Fire Department responded to a structure fire in Mobile Manor Mobile Home Park on West 15th Street.

Fire officials say the home became fully engulfed and was destroyed.

They say one woman was transported to the hospital.

The victim’s name was not released, nor were the severity of her injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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