Fire near Moses Lake destroys home
STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 9 months AGO
This home north of Moses Lake caught fire due to a heat lamp on the patio over the weekend. Multiple agencies worked together to control the blaze.
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MOSES LAKE – A family home in the 6000 block of Road N NE burned to the ground Sunday morning, according to a Grant County Sheriff’s Office statement.
The fire began at about 10 a.m. Sunday, the statement said. Responding agencies included Grant County fire districts four and five, Grant County Public Works, the Grant County Public Utility District and GCSO with coordination through the Multi Agency Communications Center – also known as MACC 911.
The occupants of the home were able to get out of the home safely, but the house appears to be a complete loss. The cause of the fire was determined to be a heat lamp on the patio of the home and the blaze appeared to be accidental, according to the statement.
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