A Centralia home was heavily damaged by fire early Christmas morning.
The occupants of the Jeffrey King home at 540 North Beech discovered what may have started as a flu fire just before midnight Saturday night. Firemen say the fire spread through the attic and went through the roof. The living area of the single-family home was not damaged by the fire, but received heavy smoke and water damage as well as from efforts to put out the fire.
Those in the home were out safely by the time firemen arrived. All available Centralia City Firefighters and the Centralia Fire Protection District were called to the scene, while Sandoval firemen stood by at the Centralia Fire Station in the event of another fire.
The hydrant closest to the fire would not work, possibly as a result of being frozen, so firemen had to go to the next block to get water. There were no other major issues fighting the fire due to the extreme cold weather.
The home is owned by Jordan Baldridge.
The fire call came in at 11:54 Saturday night. Firemen were on the scene until just before three am.
