PHOTOS: Firefighters battled a suspicious house fire Tuesday morning that spread to a neighboring home and displaced four residents, though no injuries were reported, according to the Spokane Fire Department. Fire officials said crews responded at 6:28 a.m. to 623 East Sanson Ave following reports of a house fire with occupants possibly trapped inside.

The initial reports of trapped occupants prompted firefighters to request a second alarm for additional resources, according to fire officials. Additional crews searched the home but confirmed all occupants had evacuated safely before firefighters arrived, including one adult who exited through a small basement window, the Spokane Fire Department said.

Fire officials said the fire was brought under control within 10 minutes of the initial response. The fire remains under investigation due to suspicious circumstances, according to the Spokane Fire Department. The City of Spokane Police Department has joined the investigation alongside fire officials, with assistance from Spokane County Fire District #4. The Red Cross was contacted to assist the four displaced people, fire officials said.

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VIDEO: Grant County has had 50 brush, grass and wildland fires in the first week of its annual burn ban. That averages out to more than six fires a day, according to a Facebook post from the Grant County Fire Marshal’s Office. The post highlighted one fire near Road C and 11 NE that officials said started while a person was grinding metal. Officials said the person put out an earlier fire, kept grinding and then sparked another fire that spread fast.

The Fire Marshal’s Office said the person received a citation for second-degree reckless burning. The gross misdemeanor can bring up to one year in jail or a $5,000 fine. Fire officials also had a clear message for the community. “Please just stop. It’s really dry and our firefighters are tired,” the Grant County Fire Marshal’s Office said. The Fire Marshal’s Office said the burn ban citation counter stood at eight.

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The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office received a $16,392 grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for five automated external defibrillators.

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Goffstown Fire Station 3, built in 1975, is unoccupied and deteriorating.

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A Harford County ambulance and four vehicles collided at Belair Road and North Tollgate Road in Bel Air.

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