Fire crews battle a brush fire Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008, in Richland, Wash. The fire scorched an area near the Yakima River and south of the Richland Riders Club horse stable and arena.
Special to the Herald/Traci Degerman
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FIRE: Units responding to Richland residence
FIRE: Units responding to Richland residence
Fire units have been dispatched to a house fire in Richland.
Initial reports are that heavy smoke and flames are coming from the top floor windows at 2149 Shasta St. in Richland.
Check this site and Thursday Tri-City Herald for more details.
Kennewick family with 7 kids displaced by blaze in garage
Kennewick family with 7 kids displaced by blaze in garage
Firefighters battled a garage fire Wednesday afternoon in Kennewick that displaced a family with seven children.
The fire started about 3:45 p.m. in the home's attached garage at 1809 S. Rainier St.
Kenneth and Melisa Stenersen and their seven children live in the home. The Stenersens smelled the smoke and called for help.
On this day: August 23, 1954
On this day: August 23, 1954
Prompt action by two Richland boys helped the fire department put out a fire before extensive damage was done. Patrick Linn, 10 and Stanley Miller, 8, both of Richland were sitting on the lawn at 1123 Cottonwood Drive when they saw flames in a window next door. They told their parents who told the boys to pull the fire alarm on a telephone pole on the corner.
71-year-old injured in Kennewick motel fire
71-year-old injured in Kennewick motel fire
KENNEWICK -- A 71-year-old woman was severely burned Sunday morning after a fire started inside her room at Cedars Inn and Suites in Kennewick.
The Yakima resident was apparently smoking in bed, which ignited bedding and clothing, according to the Kennewick police and fire departments.
The fire started about 5 a.m. at 602 N. Young St. When firefighters arrived, the motel staff already had all occupants accounted for and were evacuating the building, according to a news release.
Finley fires called suspicious
Finley fires called suspicious
The two wildfires that burned south of Finley on Friday night had suspicious origins, officials said.
One of the fires charred 500 acres of wildland along Owens Road about one mile south of Highway 397, said Jack Coats, assistant chief and fire investigator for Benton County Fire District 1.
The other fire only burned about 5 acres near Meals Road and was quickly put out, he said.
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