News brief: Chehalis garage catches fire

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – Nobody was hurt but a detached two-car garage was ruined when a fire broke out there late yesterday afternoon in Chehalis.

Firefighters were called about 5:15 p.m. to the 300 block of Southwest Fifth Street, and joined by personnel from Lewis County Fire District 6 and Riverside Fire Authority, according to the Chehalis Fire Department.

“It was well-involved when we got there,” Fire Capt. Rob Gebhart said.

They knocked the flames down in about 10 minutes and kept the home from catching fire, Gebhart said. Crews were on scene “overhauling” and making sure it was all extinguished until about 7 p.m., he said.

Gebhart said there was no obvious cause for the blaze, so an investigator planned to return today.

The resident had a table inside, undergoing some type of woodworking project and lost items like a bicycle, a small motorcycle and tools, according to Gebhart.

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