Father, daughter escape dramatic blaze that destroyed their Tri-Cities home

A father and his adult daughter escaped a blaze that destroyed their Finley home Sunday night.

The fire broke out around 7:40 p.m. at the house they shared at 6908 S. Yew St. They escaped the flames and smoke and made it to a neighbor’s home where they called the fire department, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook.

They were taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.

The building was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived, and they worked to keep it from spreading to nearby mobile homes, said Capt. Ron Fryer with Benton County Fire District 1. They weren’t able to save the home.

District 1 firefighters worked with the Kennewick Fire Department on the blaze. In all there were 15 fire engines and 30 firefighters on the scene.

While the sheriff’s office listed the wood burning stove as the reason for the blaze, Fryer said the official cause hasn’t been officially determined.

The people inside the house said the stove was the only thing hot enough to spark the blaze, Fryer said.

The family is staying with relatives.