Local

Fire damages abandoned Pasco building

A fire damaged an abandoned building on Seventh Avenue in Pasco.
A fire damaged an abandoned building on Seventh Avenue in Pasco. Courtesy Pasco Police Department

A fire damaged an abandoned building on Seventh Avenue in Pasco on Saturday afternoon.

Firefighters from Pasco, Kennewick and Franklin County Fire District 3 responded to 115 N. Seventh Ave. about 2:30 p.m. The blaze took about a half hour to extinguish.

The cause and the amount of damage remain under investigation.

The 1,600-square-foot home is listed as vacant, and Public Education Specialist Ben Shearer said it was the site of at least one previous fire.

No one was injured and no other property was damaged.

This story was originally published January 21, 2017 at 9:06 PM with the headline "Fire damages abandoned Pasco building."

Get one year of unlimited digital access for $159.99
#ReadLocal

Only 44¢ per day

SUBSCRIBE NOW