The homeowner told crews he had been drying pieces of bark on the stove and stepped outside briefly. When he returned, the home was already on fire.
TENINO, Wash. — A house was destroyed Saturday after a fire that officials say started while the homeowner was using a wood stove, according to South Thurston Fire.
The homeowner told crews he had been drying pieces of bark on the stove and stepped outside briefly. When he returned, the home was already on fire.
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