In what’s become a disturbing trend, a fire destroyed a home at the Cactus Garden Court on Saturday — the second fire of its kind in the Powell area in less than a week and the fourth this year.

The Powell Volunteer Fire Department was paged out at 6:56 p.m. to reports of a fully engulfed structure in the 800 block of east Seventh Street.

The trailer’s resident, Cory White of Powell, said Monday that he was doing OK, all things considered.

“I’m just happy that nobody was hurt,” White said. “We did lose a pup, but we’re just glad that it wasn’t worse.”

The initial call stated the trailer was occupied, but it turned out that no people were inside.

“I was vacuuming and saw a strange light,” said neighbor Billy Jo Whitman, who made the 911 call. “I opened the curtains and saw flames shooting out. We thought [the resident] was home so my husband went to the front door.”

Dave Whitman tried to get inside, but the smoke proved too much to take.

“Oh man, smoke just poured out,” he said. “I couldn’t get in. But I thought they were home.”

Fire Chief Damian Dicks said the department rolled on the fire as if there was someone inside, and was grateful when he was told otherwise.

“When it was first called in, the occupant was unaccounted for,” Dicks said. “The Powell Police Department informed us when we arrived that he had been accounted for.”

The cause of the blaze has not been officially determined, though Dicks said it may have originated at the stove.

“The occupant had reported to us that he had been cooking on the stove before he left,” Dicks said.

The trailer is considered to be a total loss. White said he’s lived at the location for the last four or five years.

Two dogs were trapped in the home when the fire broke out: A dachshund named Buddy, belonging to the White’s son, was found deceased while a bulldog belonging to a friend of White’s survived. Emergency personnel worked on resuscitating the dog with oxygen before it was transported to a vet.

“It’s definitely a sad loss for the resident,” Dicks said of the dachshund. “Property is replaceable. Losing a pet is unfortunate.”

With colder temperatures in the forecast for the foreseeable future, Dicks reiterated the importance of making sure all stoves and space heaters are shut off before leaving the house.

“Looking at the forecast, it’s not going to warm up too awful soon,” Dicks said. “Definitely keep that in mind. ... Just be conscious about stuff being turned off if you have to leave for an extended period of time.”

A bank account is being set up at Sunlight Federal Credit Union in White’s name. Those wishing to assist can contact the bank directly.

“It could happen to any of us,” Billy Joe Whitman said. “It’s just so scary.”

Last week, fire crews were dispatched to a fully engulfed residence on the 1200 block of Lane 8 in rural Powell. The house was completely destroyed, and the cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

(Mark Davis contributed reporting.)