Polson house fire controlled, cats rescued
BERL TISKUS | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 3 months AGO
A man holds a cat rescued from a house fire at. 711 11th Ave. W. on Tuesday. (Berl Tiskus/Leader)
Reporter Berl Tiskus joined the Lake County Leader team in early March 2023, and covers Ronan City Council, schools, ag and business. Berl grew up on a ranch in Wyoming and earned a degree in English education from MSU-Billings and a degree in elementary education from the University of Montana. Since moving to Polson three decades ago, she’s worked as a substitute teacher, a reporter for the Valley Journal and a secretary for Lake County Extension. | June 28, 2024 12:00 AM
The Polson Volunteer Fire Department was paged out at 12:29 p.m. June 25 to a structure fire at 11th Ave. on June 25. A neighbor called in the fire.
“The initial fire started in the basement of the house and went up the wall into the attic,” PVFD Chief Clint Cottle said. “The resident of the house was not at home, and the cats in the home were rescued.”
Additions to the house, built in 1910, led to unusual attic spaces that were difficult to access. There was damage to the building, but it was not a total loss, according to the chief.
The fire was declared out at approximately 3:30 p.m., Cattle said.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation,
The Polson Rural Volunteer Fire Department, the Ronan Volunteer Fire Department, and the Finley Point Volunteer Fire Department assisted.
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