A three-story apartment evacuated on Monday after a fire started in an outdoor balcony storage room, officials said. The fire happened at the Copper Ridge Apartments at 5501 Hildebrand Boulevard near Southridge High School around 3:30 p.m. Staff at the apartment complex attempted to suppress the fire until first responders arrived.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2019 6:44:17 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

An elderly man died from injuries suffered in a mobile home fire Saturday in the Sunnyside area, according to the Clark County Fire Marshal’s Office. The family of Leslie Freimuth, age unknown, was notified of his death, Deputy Fire Marshal Rick Searlf said Monday. Freimuth had been smoking while using an oxygen tank, Searlf said, which caused the fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2019 4:37:47 PM - SOURCE: Vancouver Columbian - Metered Site

Crews from the Cashmere Fire Department and Chelan County District 6 in Monitor responded to reports of a structure fire on Weather End Road in Cashmere Monday Morning. Cashmere Fire Chief Cy Sousley says the fire was reported around 6:35 a.m. in an outbuilding. “On arrival, [it was discovered to be] fully involved.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2019 1:44:00 PM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

Louie Lactaoen collects firewood for his nightly fire. He knows an outdoor fire is not allowed where he’s living. For the last six months, he’s been living in a makeshift box cobblestoned from a tent, plywood and tarps in a unsanctioned camp called the Cloverleaf were Interstate 5 meets Interstate 90 in Seattle.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2019 1:03:37 PM - SOURCE: KOMO News 1000 AM and 97.7 FM. Seattle

A woman is recovering after she was involved in crash that left her hanging upside down in her SUV. Police say around 8:45 Monday morning, the driver of a white SUV crashed into a blue truck near Hogan and Springfield in Spokane. The white SUV ended up on it's roof. When fire crews arrived they found the driver of the SUV hanging by her sealtbelt.
- PUB DATE: 12/30/2019 9:42:04 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6