News brief: Thurston County deputy carries wheelchair-bound Yelm man to safety

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

A Thurston County sheriff’s deputy on patrol last night spotted a burning garage and helped rescue a wheel-chair bound resident in his 70s, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.

Lt. Mike Ware at about 5:15 p.m. saw smoke coming from the eves coming from the garage north of Yelm and alerted two residents of the detached but adjacent house, according to a news release. The wheelchair access to the house was blocked by fire and Ware and the man’s 40-year-old son carried the man out another door, according to Lt. Greg Elwin.

The fire damage was limited to the garage at the home in the Nisqually Pines development, according to Elwin.  The man’s handicap-equipped van, however, was destroyed.

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