UPDATE: Faulty dryer sparked fire that ripped through mobile home in Canutillo

A Canutillo mobile home was deemed a total loss after a faulty dryer sparked a massive fire Thursday morning.

Fire departments from La Union, West Valley and Santa Teresa, as well the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office responded to the fire about the 10:30 a.m. on the 7200 block of 2nd Street.

A sheriff’s spokeswoman said the mobile home was engulfed in flames when deputies arrived. They tried to extinguish the fire with fire extinguishers before it spread to a tree and neighboring mobile home.

The fire damaged the neighboring home’s roof and caused $90,000 worth of damage. Neither of the homeowners had insurance, and the Red Cross was on scene to assist the family.

The cause of the fire is being ruled as accidental, due to electrical problems with the dryer unit in the home.