Food on stove ignites Centralia home

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

A family on the 500 block of Hemlock Street in Centralia is displaced after a house fire yesterday evening that started on a stove top.

Firefighters called about 6:15 p.m. found heavy smoke coming from the eves of the two-story house, according to Riverside Fire Authority.

The occupants had stepped out briefly while preparing dinner, according to Assistant Fire Chief Rick Mack.

Mack estimated the damage at about $50,000.

“The structural damage was limited,” Mack said. “Mostly it’s all the kitchen cabinets and counter tops.”

However, most of the contents of the home were damaged or destroyed by heavy smoke and heat, Mack said.

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One Response to “Food on stove ignites Centralia home”

  1. sam says:
    Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 1:32 pm

    I feel sorry for them, that is my biggest fear a kitchen fire.