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Fire Damages Shop Building Near Orondo
Fire Damages Shop Building Near Orondo
Fire Damages Shop Building Near Orondo
A building in Douglas County has heavy damage following a Thursday evening fire. Orondo Fire Department Chief Jim Oatey says the blaze occurred along U.S. Highway 2 about a mile north of Turtle Rock Island. Crews arrived on scene to discover a shop building fully engulfed in flames and two RVs in front of the structure that were being threatened by the flames...
Ephrata Man Suffers Life-Threatening Burns In New Year’s Eve Fire
Ephrata Man Suffers Life-Threatening Burns In New Year’s Eve Fire
Ephrata Man Suffers Life-Threatening Burns In New Year’s Eve Fire
An Ephrata man is in the hospital after police say he suffered life-threatening burns during a fire in the early morning hours of New Year's Eve. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says deputies and fire crews were dispatched to a reported fire in a gazebo in the 17000 block of Road B Northwest at around 1:30 a...
Smoldering Garbage Nearly Triggers Othello Transfer Station Fire
Smoldering Garbage Nearly Triggers Othello Transfer Station Fire
Smoldering Garbage Nearly Triggers Othello Transfer Station Fire
  According to various news reports, fires from dumped smoking, burning or smoldering garbage trigger a lot of fires in the US annually.  Smoldering garbage put out at Othello transfer station Earlier this week, Wednesday afternoon, workers at the Waste Management Transfer Station in Othello put out a call for county fire crews, after a large dump truck let go of a load of what was described as sm

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