A building belonging to an electrical contracting company in Randolph was destroyed in a fire Wednesday night, according to responding fire officials.

According to the Gardiner Fire Department, a storage building caught fire on the Coutts Brothers property on Barber Road.

The company posted about the “significant fire” on its Facebook page and said it happened in one of the barns on the property.

Nobody was hurt in the fire or during the response to put it out. Several towns were called for mutual aid, including the West Gardiner and Chelsea Fire Departments. Officials could not say what caused the fire.

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An unattended charcoal grill caused a fire on an apartment patio Tuesday night. It happened around 11 p.m. at the Manorvale Apartments in Spokane Valley. Spokane Valley Fire crews say they saw heavy flames coming from the second-floor patio when they arrived, and the fire was threatening nearby apartments.

The fire was brought under control quickly and did not spread. Investigators say the cause was accidental. A charcoal grill that was left unattended after it was used and was believed to be extinguished. The coals smoldered for several hours before lighting items on the patio on fire.

“This incident is an important reminder that charcoal briquettes can retain heat for many hours after cooking is finished,” said Assistant Fire Marshal Ben Reece. “Even when a grill appears to be out, hot embers can remain capable of starting a fire.” Two people are displaced, and no one was hurt.

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A nude woman was rescued from the Spokane River Wednesday evening after callers reported seeing her floating on her back toward the dam. According to the Spokane Fire Department, the woman initially refused to exit the water when contacted. The fire department said she eventually agreed, and emergency crews were able to throw her a buoy attached to a rope. The woman was then placed in an ambulance and taken to a local hospital.

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Dry and hot conditions are creating concerns in the early part of the fire season. Christel Bennese, lead meteorologist at the Pendleton National Weather Service, said the region is more vulnerable to fires from June through September. Bennese said below-average winter snowpack, warmer temperatures and drier conditions all raise the fire risk.

“If you look at the fire weather outlook, we are sitting in the red, which means that we do have the chance for significant wildland fires,” Bennese said. “So it just means that over the next 3 to 4 months, we’re going to stay in a higher risk of potential of seeing significant wildland fires.” Kennewick Fire Chief Michael Heffner said the department has been preparing and training before any major wildfires happen.

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The City of Kennewick is advancing early planning for a new fire station as city leaders work to match emergency services with rapid growth in one of the community’s fastest-developing areas. Fire Station Six is planned for city-owned property near Bob Olson Parkway and Colorado Street in the Southridge area, where significant residential and commercial development continues to expand.

“Several years ago we put in a lot of capital investment to put Bob Olson Parkway in as well as some of the utilities. So that kind of really opened up the area for development, and we’re really starting to see traction. So a lot of single family housing development, some multi-family coming. You see a lot of dirt being moved out there,” said Erin Erdman, Kennewick city manager.

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