Fire destroys shed on Sheller Road

Yakima County Fire District #5 firefighters spent two hours extinguishing a shed fire that caused $5,000 worth of damage to the building and contents this past Monday.

District #5 was called out to a residence at 4200 Sheller Road at 3:26 a.m.

"We found a shed next to the house fully involved. We protected the house  until people arrived," said Lt. Antonio Castillo.

"A tree caught fire, so we had to cut the tree down. We were on scene for about four and a half hours," he added.

Twenty firefighters from two Yakima County Fire District #5 stations responded.

The fire is being investigated by the fire marshal for the county.

 

 

 

House fire causes $100,000 damage

Three fire stations, including the Sunnyside Fire Department, responded to a house fire in the 400 block of West Woodin Road at 12:32 a.m. this past Monday.

Damage was estimated at $100,000, according to Lt. Antonio Castillo of Yakima County Fire District #5.

"The property owner believes that, while a neighbor and his children were over and while he was talking to the father, the children were playing with fireworks. They left and about 15 minutes later he saw the fire on his roof. He tried to put it out with a hose, but could not and called the fire department," said Castillo.

Firefighters knocked the fire down in an hour. Thirty firefighters responded to the emergency.

Castillo said investigation of the fire has been forwarded to the Yakima County Fire Marshal.