Firefighters at the scene of Wednesday morning fire that destroyed one unit and damaged a second in Bayshore Woods. Photos by Jack Fichter

NORTH CAPE MAY — Firefighters from Town Bank, Erma and Cape May were called to a structure fire about 8:09 a.m. today that destroyed the modular home at 55 Bayshore Place, in Bayshore Woods, a senior-citizen retirement community across Bayshore Road from Eckerd and Rite Aid pharmacies at the Breakwater Road intersection.

The fire was under control at about 8:35 a.m. No one was home at the time of the fire.

Lower Township Fire Official Dave Perry told reporter Jack Fichter that the cause of the extremely hot blaze was unknown at this time, and that county Fire Marshal's Office personnel are on scene to ascertain the origin.

The fire was so intense that it melted the siding of the trailer next to it.

Cape May County Chapter of the American Red Cross was contacted to provide temporary shelter for the victims as well as those in the adjoining trailer, which sustained serious damage.

No injuries have been reported.