Firefighters extinguish flames that destroyed a trailer home Wednesday at 261 Lakeview Drive in South China.

Randy Baxter, 46, points Wednesday in the direction of the front yard in South China as he and his roommate, Richard Norton, seated at right, watch firefighters battle a fire at their trailer home at 261 Lakeview Drive. Norton’s 15-year-old Rottweiler died in the fire. Norton says it is not clear how the fire began, but it might have been an electrical problem. The men say they are waiting to hear from the American Red Cross on options for temporary housing.

Randy Baxter, 46, wipes tears from his eyes Wednesday as a blaze destroys his house at 261 Lakeview Drive in South China. “We lost all of our medications — my heart machine that helps my pacemaker. It’s all gone,” Baxter says.

Randy Baxter, right, reaches out to his roommate Richard Norton to comfort him as they watch their home burn at 261 Lakeview Drive in South China on Wednesday. “We just lost everything,” Norton said. “We just returned with groceries for the month and now they’re gone.” He said the pair had purchased $400 worth of meat and another $300 in groceries.

Firefighters battled a structure fire at 261 Lakeview Drive in South China on Wednesday. A home was destroyed in the blaze.

Firefighters battle a structure fire at 261 Lakeview Drive in South China on Wednesday. Two men living there were not home at the time but a dog was killed.

Firefighters battle a fire at a trailer home Wednesday at 261 Lakeview Drive in South China. Two men living there were not home at the time but a 15-year-old Rottweiler was killed.