A power pole was damaged in a fire at a Woodland shop, displacing the residents of the two neighboring residences.
Crews from Clark County Fire & Rescue were called to a small shop fire at 230 CC St. at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday, agency Battalion Chief Tim Dawdy said. Arriving firefighters found the shop fully involved and threatening two nearby houses and two nearby outbuildings, and called for a second alarm.
Crews got the blaze under control in about 20 minutes, Dawdy said, but a power pole was damaged and a power line fell.
Cowlitz Public Utility crews were called to the scene to cut power to the two nearby residences, displacing the occupants in both, Dawdy said.
The people living in one residence found a place to stay; volunteers with the American Red Cross assisted two adults, one child, and one pet with temporary housing and other services.
The homes themselves were not damaged, Clark County Deputy Fire Marshal Susan Anderson said, but the pole damage left them without power.
The fire started in a small detached shop.
“We’re still gathering facts in the case, but due to the extensive fire damage, and no eyewitnesses to the early stages of the fire, it will likely remain an undetermined fire cause,” she said.
The fire was less than 4 feet away from a neighboring detached garage, she said. The fire spread to the garage, which prompted the second alarm and left significant damage to its structure and contents.
The shop was probably destroyed, Anderson said. She estimated damages at $13,000 to the structure and $9,800 to its contents.
The neighboring garage will probably be reparable, she said. Damage was estimated at $10,500 to the structure and $9,400 to its contents, she said.
No vehicles were parked inside, but there was some heat damage to a vehicle parked near the shop.
