Mobile home destroyed in early-morning fire
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 42 minutes AGO
Grant County Fire District 5 crews were on the scene of a fire for about 90 minutes early Wednesday morning.
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MOSES LAKE — A mobile home north of Moses Lake was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning.
Grant County Fire District 5 Battalion Chief Sean Killion said the fire was reported at about 4:20 a.m. on Broad Street Northeast, off Airway Drive Northeast.
“It was vacant,” Killion said, and no one was injured.
The trailer was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, but no nearby structures were damaged, he said. The trailer was a total loss.
Firefighters were on the scene about 90 minutes, he said.
“The cause of the fire is undetermined, per the fire marshal,” Killion said.
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MOSES LAKE — A mobile home north of Moses Lake was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning. Grant County Fire District 5 Battalion Chief Sean Killion said the fire was reported at about 4:20 a.m. on Broad Street Northeast, off Airway Drive Northeast. “It was vacant,” Killion said, and no one was injured. The trailer was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, but no nearby structures were damaged, he said. The trailer was a total loss. Firefighters were on the scene about 90 minutes, he said. “The cause of the fire is undetermined, per the fire marshal,” Killion said.
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