An apparent explosion and fire at a propane supply company on Vashon Island sent three people to area hospitals Friday afternoon, one with third degree burns. 911 dispatchers got a call around 12:30 p.m. of an explosion at Vashon Energy at 20317 Vashon Highway Southwest. Witnesses said passers-by went into the one story building that was already on fire to help employees escape.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO News

Six months after a Union Pacific train hauling Bakken crude oil derailed in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, state agencies in Washington and Oregon, residents of the tiny town of Mosier, Ore., and others affected by the fiery crash are in the midst of tabulating a bill to send to the railroad.
- PUB DATE: 12/5/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Columbian

Ferrara—Palmerdale (AL) Fire District rescue-pumper. Igniter cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump.

Castle Rock residents might have seen lots of flames and activity at 145 B Street SW on Saturday, but they didn’t have anything to worry about. The structure at the address was part of a previously scheduled “training burn” for Cowlitz County Fire District 6 firefighters. The house that was burned was across the street from Castle Rock United Methodist and Castle Rock City Hall.
- PUB DATE: 12/4/2016 2:12:04 AM - SOURCE: Longview Daily News

One woman was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in an apartment building Friday morning in Walla Walla. A news release from the City of Walla Walla said fire crews responded to the blaze in the 900 block of E. Alder Street around 6:45 a.m. Friday. Firefighters found apartment number 1, of the four units, on fire when they arrived on scene according to crews.
- PUB DATE: 12/2/2016 11:22:54 AM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19