Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 20 Assistant Chief Ruth Crear
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A woman lost her home and everything in it to fire today just north of Vader.
Firefighters called about 10:50 a.m. to the 1000 block of South Military Road found heavy smoke and flames coming from a single-wide mobile home, according to Lewis County Fire District 15.
A crew of two from Lewis County Fire District 20 which protects Vader and Ryderwood were first on the scene and subsequently joined by about 16 more firefighters from Winlock, Toledo and Napavine, District 15 Assistant Chief Kevin Anderson said.
The mobile home and adjacent outbuilding and all their contents were destroyed, Anderson said.
Anderson said the resident was home when the lights flickered and went to the electrical panel box to find flames coming out of it.
She immediately got out, considered going back inside to get her purse and cell phone, but fortunately didn’t because of too much smoke, he said.
“What wasn’t damaged by actual flames was damaged by smoke and heat,” Anderson said.
Nobody was injured, he said. The Red Cross responded to assist her with temporary needs, according to Anderson.
Courtesy photo by Lewis County Fire District 20 Assistant Chief Ruth Crear
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter