Structure fire on Road 5 NE results in fatality
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 2 months AGO
Grant County Fire District 5 and mutual aid partners responded to the scene of a structure fire on Road 5 NE Thursday morning. At least three buildings appeared to have been damaged or destroyed in the blaze, but final information was not available at the time of publication.
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Firefighters from Fire District 5 inspect the scene and work to ensure that all flames have been extinguished at a fire in the Mae Valley area Thursday morning.
A Grant County Fire Marshal’s office official investigates the property on Road 5 Northeast for the cause of the fire. The fire resulted in one casualty.
Multiple Fire District 5 fire trucks park alongside the outer rim of the property affected by the fire. Authorities on scene said the fire had completely engulfed much of the structures affected
MOSES LAKE – Grant County Fire District 5 with the aid of the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and the Moses Lake Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Road 5 Northeast near Road E Northeast Thursday morning.
“First units on scene advised that it was multiple single-wides on fire,” said GCFD 5 Cpt. Shawn Killion. “When I arrived finally, everything was fully involved.”
The fire resulted in one fatality, but no identity for the victim has been released. The remains are in the custody of the Grant County Coroner’s Office for autopsy.
Killion said the call came into GCFD 5 at 8:03 a.m. Thursday, as a vehicle fire, which then spread to nearby structures. The structures involved included three single-wide trailers and a fifth wheel. All three structures were deemed total losses.
The Fire Marshal’s office is investigating the scene for the cause of the fire, said Killion.
GCFD 5 was assisted on the call by the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, MACC 911 and the Moses Lake Fire Department in addition to the coroner’s office and Grant County Fire Marshal.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated throughout since it was originally published.
A Grant County Fire Marshal’s office official investigates the property on Road 5 Northeast for the cause of the fire. The fire resulted in one casualty.
Firefighters from Fire District 5 inspect the scene and work to ensure that all flames have been extinguished at a fire in the Mae Valley area Thursday morning.
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