Busy 24 Hours for Longview Firefighters

LONGVIEW — Longview Firefighters stay busy working several structure fires. Around 7:45 Wednesday night, the fire department responded to 2308 Kim Street for a reported structure fire. On arrival fire crews found a resident just inside the front door in a wheel chair that was unable to make over the threshold. Fire crews helped him through the door way. The fire started near the outside eave traveled into the attic of the home. Portions of the home sustained smoke and water damage with a loss of approximately $15,000. The cause of the fire was faulty wiring. No injuries were reported.

Firefighters responded to a second fire around 2:29 Thursday morning at 812 Spring Street. The house was engulfed about 50 percent upon arrival of the first units. No one was home at the time of the fire which originated in the back bedroom area. The cause of the fire which resulted in a loss of about $50,000 is still under investigation. No injuries were reported.