Firefighters battle house fire in Martin City
CHRIS PETERSON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 years, 10 months AGO
Firefighters from Hungry Horse-Martin City and Bad Rock battled a house fire Thursday afternoon off Central Avenue. The house was completely engulfed when the call came in. (Chris Peterson photo)
Firefighters from Hungry Horse-Martin City and Bad Rock battled a house fire Thursday off Central Avenue. The house was completely engulfed when the call came in. (Chris Peterson photo)
Firefighters from Hungry Horse-Martin City and Bad Rock battled a house fire Thursday off Central Avenue. The house was completely engulfed when the call came in. (Chris Peterson photo)
Chris Peterson is the editor of the Hungry Horse News. He covers Columbia Falls, the Canyon, Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. All told, about 4 million acres of the best parts of the planet. He can be reached at [email protected] or 406-892-2151. | February 28, 2019 2:34 PM
A Martin City woman died in a house fire Thursday afternoon. Her name has not been released.
Firefighters from Martin City, Hungry Horse and Bad Rock and Coram-West Glacier all responded to the scene about 2:30 p.m. The house was completely engulfed in flames when the call went out.
Martin City Fire Chief Tom Torpen said the fire appears to have started from a wood stove. The woman’s body was found near a door, he said, but neighbors noted it was an entryway that wasn’t normally used by the family.
The home was completely destroyed in the flames. About 20 firefighters responded to the scene. Torpen said fire investigators were also examining the scene.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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