By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A Centralia woman was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in her kitchen on the 800 block of South Silver Street yesterday afternoon.
The 28-year-old mother gathered up her three – or four – small children and got them outside, according to Riverside Fire Authority.
Firefighters called at 4:40 p.m. extinguished the blaze, according to Fire Capt. Terry Ternan.
There was moderate fire damage to the kitchen and light smoke damage throughout the one and a half story home, Ternan said.
Ternan said she was preparing to heat up tortillas but left the pan with oil unattended.
“She smelled smoke and saw the kitchen was on fire,” he said.
The house can’t be reoccupied until it’s repaired, he said.
“There were smoke detectors and they were functional,” Ternan said, noting he hopes that is a reminder for others of their value.
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