Crime & Safety
Fire Destroys Mobile Home Used as Office
Flames engulf structure early Tuesday morning in Sumner.
Flames destroyed an office in the 14000 block of 16th Street East in Sumner early Tuesday morning.
According to a news release, East Pierce Fire and Rescue crews arrived to what was first thought to be a warehouse fire just before 4 a.m. and found a mobile home completely ingulfed in flames.
Firefighters were unsure of whether the mobile home was a residence; later it was determined to be used as an office. Crews were able to save a large garage, personal vehicles and several semi-truck parts parked close to the mobile home.
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A fire engine from the Valley Regional Fire Authority and a Central Pierce Fire and Rescue ladder truck were called to assist, but were canceled before they could arrive on the scene.
Pierce County Fire Marshal Rod Lasher said the office and contents are a total loss. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.