By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A two-story house just south of Winlock was ravaged by fire yesterday evening and its sole occupant who had been sleeping escaped with minor burns.
Members of five fire departments responded to the approximately 6:10 p.m. call to the 200 block of Walter Road, according to Lewis County Fire District 15.
“The first arriving unit reported a single two-story residence with heavy involvement on the front side, the front porch and extending into the living quarters,” Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Anderson said.
They fought the fire defensively, transitioning out of the active attack after about an hour and forty five minutes, Anderson said.
The roof and second floor collapsed, leaving the home and its contents as a total loss, he said.
The resident who work a night shift had been asleep, but was able to get out with just minor burns to his foot, Anderson said. Some friends took him to the hospital to be checked, he said.
A fire investigator responded to find the cause of the fire, although it didn’t appear suspicious, Anderson said. Crews were on the scene until almost 1 a.m., he said.
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