A Yucca Valley family is homeless after a fire destroyed their house Wednesday night. When firefighters from Yucca Valley, Yucca Mesa, and Joshua Tree arrived at the home in the 7700 block of Deer Trail at 6:51 p.m., they found heavy smoke and fire showing from the single-story house. Neighbors reported hearing rounds of ammunition exploding in the fire. County Fire Battalion Chief Mike McClintock said it took firefighters about 15 minutes to knock down the flames. He added that a resident was injured while trying to move a vehicle. The injury was minor, however, and not burn-related; the occupant went to the hospital in a personal vehicle. The house received heavy fire and smoke damage and is completely destroyed. A fire investigator was called in to help with the cause and origin of the fire.
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