Flames rise from Valley View Health Center in Winlock / Courtesy image from Zachary Wichert
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – A fire investigator is expected this morning to start looking through the remains of a Winlock medical clinic to find what sparked an overnight fire.
It was called in by a passerby about 2 a.m. today, according to Lewis County Fire District 15.
A crew arriving four minutes later to the 600 block of Cemetery Road found the the single-story building well-involved with flames, Firefighter Patrick Jacobson said.
“We just began extinguishing the fire, a defensive position, because of the amount of fire and the roof was collapsing” Jacobson said.
They were joined by personnel from fire departments in Napavine, Toledo and Vader, he said, and got it under control within about 40 minutes.
Valley View Health Center won’t be re-opening anytime soon.
“It’s definitely a total loss,” Jacobson said. “We were able to save like the waiting room area and reception area, but it’s not going to be salvageable.”
Jacobson said nobody was injured.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Angry patients being denied pain medicine. Run Vally views Obama care out of town.
So many large structure fires in Winlock recently. Cause for suspicion?
Another reason to get a bus system out here so we can ship off all the riff raff cuz you know they don’t have a job or a car!!