By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
An outbuilding used for growing marijuana east of Napavine burned to the ground last night.
Nobody got hurt and nobody got high, according to Lewis County Fire District 5 Chief Eric Linn.
The 60-year-old wood frame structure was fully involved in flames when firefighters arrived; it and its contents were basically incinerated, according to Linn.
Responders, of course, were wearing their breathing apparatus so there was little danger of them being affected, he said.
Firefighters were called about 10:30 p.m. to the 30-foot by 30-foot building off South Prairie Road. They were on the scene until about 1:30 a.m., he said.
Linn said he did not have an estimate of the number of plants inside, but a deputy verified it was a valid medical marijuana grow.
Since the building had been secured and did have power to it, they are looking at a possible electrical problem as the cause, he said.