(GAMBLEWOOD, Kitsap County) -- A family lost most of their belongings in a stubborn and difficult-to-access trailer fire here early Friday morning.

North Kitsap Fire & Rescue crews were called to Firwood Road at Woodside Place at 1:17am after a neighbor called 9-1-1 to report flames coming from a structure next door. First-arriving firefighters reported no apparent access to the mobile home, fully-involved in fire, from the street. Additional assistance was requested from Poulsbo Fire Department as crews carried hose to reach the home along a dark and narrow pathway on what had been the driveway -- now blocked with a plywood fence, a travel trailer several cars, and more. The home's owner told firefighters that no one was in the mobile as he'd been sleeping in the travel trailer, and his wife and three teenaged children were staying elsewhere. NKF&R and Poulsbo crews were able to gain initial control over the flames within a half-hour.

Complete extinguishment of the blaze was more difficult, despite fifteen firefighters and more than 30,000 gallons of water. Every room in the 50-foot single-wide was packed to the ceiling with items such as clothing, books, toys, furniture, etc. This afternoon, nearly twelve hours after the fire was reported, crews remain at the scene and are removing most of the trailer's structure and contents in an effort to reach the hot spots buried under mountains of the family's possessions.

There were no injuries to civilians though one firefighter was treated at the scene after fire-suppressing foam got into his eyes. A cat and a bird were killed in the fire.

The Kitsap County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause of the fire. According to officials, multiple electrical extension cords were in use within the trailer. Evidence at the scene combined with statements from the family indicate that one of these devices may have sparked the blaze. "Extension cords are only safe when they're used with great caution," says NKF&R Spokeswoman Michèle Laboda. "Cords overloaded with items that draw more power than the cord can handle, and enough heat can be generated to start a fire. Stacking items on cords can also cause the wires to generate unsafe levels of heat. Damaged cords pose the same problem," she explains.