By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Two people were injured when a mobile home in Rochester caught fire overnight.
Four adults escaped, but the home was a total loss, according to the West Thurston Regional Fire Authority.
“I’m not certain of the details, but the fire did wake them up and they were standing outside when we arrived,” Firefighter-EMT Rob Smith said this morning.
West Thurston was joined by the Tenino-area fire department in answering the approximately 2:30 a.m. call to 183rd Avenue Southwest and Sargent Road. It was a single-wide mobile home.
A female was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and a male for a minor burn, Smith said.
Flames were already shooting through the roof and out the windows when responders got there, he said. They fought the fire mostly defensively, but were able to save a three-car garage just 10 feet away, according to Smith.
About 20 firefighters were on the scene for roughly three hours, he said.
The Rochester-area fire department called the Red Cross to assist the residents.
The cause has not yet been determined, he said. Smith estimated the loss of the structure and contents at $60,000.
“It’s really too bad,” Smith said. “I’m just glad they were able to get out safely and relatively uninjured.”