A mobile home in Bayfield was heavily damaged early Aug. 23, but residents Susie and Brad Currier and their pets got out without injury.

Upper Pine River Fire Protection District responded to the structure at 5 a.m. at 921 E. Oak Drive in Bayfield.

Arriving crews found a mobile home completely on fire, according to a press release from Upper Pine. The occupants heard a "loud pop" and saw heavy fire and smoke in the rear of their home. The first arriving crew was able to knock down the fire and keep it from spreading to neighboring homes. The home suffered heavy smoke damage.

The fire was likely caused by a cigarette that had been tossed outside the home, Chief Bruce Evans of Upper Pine said on Wednesday.

An online fund set up by a family friend on Go Fund Me has raised almost $2,500. Donations can be made at http://www.gofundme.com/8z2jfza4.

The couple could not be reached for comment, but have found a place to live for now.

"I just want to say from the bottom of our hearts, we are so thankful for everything you all have donated," Susie Currier wrote on her facebook page. "My heart is so full of love from all of you! Again thank you so much!"

Along with Upper Pine, firefighters and equipment from Los Pinos Fire and Durango Fire Protection District responded to the fire.

On Sunday afternoon, a water heater likely caused two explosions and a fire that seriously damaged a log cabin on County Road 501 near Vallecito in the afternoon, Evans said.

The resident had noticed smoke in the morning. She was searching online for information about nearby wildfires before realizing it was coming from her water heater. When she opened the door to the storage area that housed the heater, she saw flames and fled the house. She got out unharmed with her two cats before the explosions.

Firefighters with Upper Pine Fire responded around noon to the home and called a crew of firefighters with the Durango Fire Protection District to help.

By about 3 p.m., the fire was mostly extinguished, but it damaged the kitchen and a storage area. The resident, however, will not be able to stay in her home.

"It'll need some remodel," Evans said.

Herald staff writer Mary Shinn contributed to this report.