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By EMILY HANSON
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One portion of a house
on Arcadia Avenue was
completely destroyed by a
fire earlier this week.
At approximately 3:30
p.m. on Monday, Mason
County Fire District No. 5
and EMS responded to a
structure fire at 426 Arca-
dia Ave.
The fire was located in
the living room of the one-
story house.
Chief Tim McKern said
the resident came home
with his young child and
was alerted to the fire by
the smoke detector before
he called 911.
Upon arrival, firefight-
ers broke out a living room
window to allow the flames
and smoke to escape from
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Courtesy of Tim McKern
The cause of a house fire on Arcadia Avenue is still under investigation.
the house, a press release stated. First responders were
"The cause of the fire "The couch was too close, joined at the scene by Ma-
was determined to be an causing an electrical short son County Medic 1 and
electrical component that that in turn caused the Mason County Fire dis-
was plugged into the wall," fire." tricts 4 and 11.
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By EMILY HANSON Biehl said this is the second time the
emi~y@n~asoncou~r/.y.com, district has been called to the drive-in dur-
............................................................ ing the last month. The first was near the
beginning of July.
The Skyline Drive-In was closed briefly "We went out for a popcorn'machine
due to an electrical fire last week. that caught fire before they opened for the
At 10:18 p.m. on July 25, a wire con-night," he said. "It was traced back to the
nected to the drive-in's well pump ignited, age of the wiring."
causing the drive-in to shut down. Biehl said the district wants to make
"The building was built in the 1950s and sure the drive-in stays open.
a wire ran down below the building for the "It's one of the few left in the area and
well pump," Mason County Fire District we want to keep it open," he said.
4 Assistant Chief Eric Biehl said. "Not a Manager Janette Sigo said the drive-in
whole lot of cosmetic damage was caused, has been cleared to reopen after electrical
They had an electrician come out and L&I and building inspections have been con-
come out to make sure everyone would be ducted.
safe." Currently, the Skyline Drive-In is closed
The drive-in was in the middle of show- to provide parking for the 2012 Paddle to
ing.a film, which had to be shut off when Squaxin. .....
the 'power was turned off to extinguish the The drive-in movie theater is set to re-
fire. open on Monday.
Steel Bridge fire 50 percent contained
By EMILY HANSON' Forest Service Road 2340. full acre and was half con-
emiZy@masonco~t~tv~corn At first, the fire was ap- rained.
proximately half an acre in "A portion of the fire is
size. Crews from Washing- inaccessible due to thesteep
A fire near the Steel ton Department of Natural terrain,"Nemeth said.
Bridge that was reported in Resources were the first to The fire was determined
the early morning hours on respond, to be human-caused by
Friday is mostly under con- By Friday afternoon, theMonday afternoon, how-
trol. fire had grown to 3/4 acre. ever the actual cause of the
"It is 50 percent con- "Suppression actionsblaze was still unknown,
rained," said Donna Ne- will be taken, withfirefight- since the point of origin
meth, Olympic National er and public safety as the was located in an inacces-
Forest public affairs officer, first priority," a press re- sible area.
At 3 a.m. on Friday, the lease stated. "Access to the "It hasn't spread," Ne-
Steel Bridge fire was re-fire area will be very diffi- meth said.
ported on the Olympic Na-cult given that is is burning She said the crews plan
tional Forest's Hood Canal in heavy timber and steep to monitor the fire and will
Ranger District within the terrain." most likely wait for a deep-
Skokomish watershed. The By Monday afternoon, saturation rain to declare
Steel Bridge is located off the fire had grown to a the fire controlled.
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Pa( e A-6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, Aug. 2,2012
STAFF REPORT
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The Mason County Fire District 17 fund-
raiser flea market is just around the corner.
The flea market is scheduled for 9 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Aug. 18 fit N. 34571 U.S. Highway
101, Lilliwaup, at Jorstad Creek. There are
still vendor spaces available.
For reservations or more information,
call 877-0083.
Lunch, ice cream, bake sale items, ga-
rage sale items and handcrafted items will
be sold. There will also be a quilt raffle and
T-shirts for sale.
Prices for vendor tables are $25 for an
8-foot space.
Outside spaces are available and set up
begins on Aug. 17.
This fundraiser is to support the volun-
teer fire department.
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SIZZLING SUMMER yard
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9am-4pm. Queen box spring/
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clothes, toys and accessories.
Collectibles, and much more.
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