MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Red Cross is helping about a dozen people after an overnight fire destroyed several travel trailers in Merced County.
The fire broke out just before 12:30 am Monday in what firefighters say is a homeless encampment on Beachwood and Cabot just north of Merced.
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Firefighters say the blaze started under some powerlines.
The energized lines kept fire crews from attacking the flames until PG&E arrived and cut off power to the area.
Power was out to nearly one thousand people for about three hours.
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Three trailers were destroyed, leaving 12 to 13 people displaced, no one was hurt.
A Merced fire investigator was on scene looking into what caused the fire.