Flames rise from a huge metal and wood structure used for storage. / Courtesy photo by Rob Gordon
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Firefighters weren’t able to determine what caused a blaze yesterday morning that destroyed a former chicken barn in South Thurston County.
Crews called at 6:50 a.m. to the corner of Leitner Road Southwest at Danby Drive found the large wood and metal building fully involved in flames, according to Thurston County Fire District 12.
They were joined by six neighboring fire departments and on the scene until almost noon, Battalion Chief James Fowler said.
The structure was about 200 feet long and 50 feet wide, Fowler said.
“There were no chickens in it, they were using it for storage, like old tractors and a car,” he said. “The owner said he had a brand new table saw he never got to use yet.”
Nobody was injured.
Fowler said the destruction was such there was no way to even be certain where the fire originated, let alone what caused it. He’s putting it down as undetermined, he said.
The property has a Rochester address, but is east of Interstate 5 and north of the Old Highway 99.
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