Spokane Valley Fire quickly extinguishes shop fire

Spokane Valley Fire
Spokane Valley Fire Department

SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — The Spokane Valley Fire Department responded to, and quickly extinguished a shop fire Sunday morning.

SVFD units responded to a report of a structure fire on 15th Ave in Spokane Valley. A total of 11 apparatus and support vehicles responded.

Fire crews saw smoke coming from a structure behind the garage of the residence. Units quickly sized the structure and began extinguishing the flames with a fire hose. There were no injuries reported.

Damage to the shop was confined to the original structure. A resident told SVFD that a wood stove caused the fire.

The Spokane Valley Fire Department reminds residents to regularly check and maintain wood stoves for proper function and safety.

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