Three structures burn in fire near Turnball Wildlife Refuge

June 22, 2019 5:35 AM

Erin Robinson,

Posted: June 22, 2019 5:35 AM

Updated: May 20, 2021 10:16 AM

by Erin Robinson

Three structures burn in fire near Turnball Wildlife Refuge — Copyright 2019 KXLY.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without prior permission.

CHENEY, Wash. — Three structures burned on Highway 904 near the Turnbull Wildlife Refuge on Friday. As of 12:10 p.m., the fire was lined.

Firefighters said the fire started in a shed, then moved to another shed and a third structure. Meantime, the fire was also burning grass and trees nearby.

Crew from Fire District 3 battled the structure fires, while Department of Natural Resources and Turnbull Wildlife Refuge handled the wildland fire.

Fire district 3 taking care of structure fire while DNR and Turnbull wildlife refuge takes care of wildland fire pic.twitter.com/5xPYsTyAL3

— Ernie Vela (@ernievelaKXLY) June 21, 2019

Firefighters said a homeowner suffered minor burns.

It is unclear how many acres have burned.

This is a developing story.

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