By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Two women were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in their home north of Littlerock early this morning.
Members of West Thurston Regional Fire Authority were joined by two other fire departments at the home on the 2800 block of 76th Avenue Southwest just after 4 a.m., according to Fire Chief Robert Scott.
The fire was contained to the furnace area and determined to be electrical, Scott said. The women’s condition’s were not life-threatening, he said.
Less than two hours later, firefighters were called to a home in Rochester in which a couple woke up to smoke detectors; crews found fire coming out of a wall behind a chimney, Scott said.
The wood stove had not been used in a day or two, but apparently a build-up of creosote has been smoldering and ignited two walls, he said.
Crews opened up the wall to extinguish the flames and evacuated the smoke from the single-story residence, according to Scott. It happened on the 9100 block of 173rd Avenue Southwest.
The two house fires followed a barn-shop fire west of Tenino last night on the 16800 block of Tilley Road South.
Thurston County Fire District 12 was joined by Rochester-area firefighters after the 9:23 p.m. call.
Scott said there was significant damage to the building.
“On arrival, it was about 50 percent involved, the knock-down was real fast,” District 12 Battalion Chief Jim Fowler said this morning. “They did overhaul for about two hours.”
No injuries were reported.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter