7 people escape Tri-Cities area house fire July 4, but 2 were injured

Two adults were taken to the hospital after a fire broke out at a house in the Desert View Manufactured Home Community in West Richland Monday morning.

Nine people live in the double-wide manufactured house, with two at work and the others inside when the fire started about 6:30 a.m., said Chief Paul Carlyle of Benton County Fire District 4.

Five of the seven people inside, who included adults and children, were evaluated for injuries, Carlyle said.

Information about the injuries of the two adults taken to a hospital was not immediately available on July 4.

The house, at 145 N. 66th Ave. near Desert View Drive, was a total loss.

The origin and the cause of the fire had not been determined on Monday.

This story was originally published July 4, 2022 at 10:35 AM.