SWEETWATER COUNTY — The owner and sole occupant of a trailer home at 45 Purple Sage space 128 was flown by air ambulance to the University of Utah with burns after a trailer fire destroyed his home in the early morning hours of January 3rd.

Sweetwater County Fire District One was dispatched to the scene at 4:00 a.m. dispatchers reported that the trailer was fully involved with flames reportedly raising fifteen feet above the trailer house.

Three trucks and thirteen fire fighters responded to the scene. The sole occupant of the trailer was flown by air ambulance to University of Utah with burn injuries to his hands and respiratory system. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office has declined to name the victim.

The fire is still under investigation and the victim has been unable to verbally communicate what happened. No cause has been determined.

The 14×70 foot trailer with a roughly 15×20 foot addition is a total loss. Crews where on scene for around three hours.