Centralia City Firemen say damage to a home on Sunday afternoon was confined to the bathroom. They are crediting the occupant of the home in the 1000 block of Franklin Street with keeping the fire from spreading further. Whitney Johnson poured some water on the blaze before leaving the home.
Firemen say the fire was confined to the vanity and to smoke and minor water damage to the bathroom causing an estimated $3,000 to $5,000 damage. The rest of the home was not damaged.
Centralia City Firemen look over the situation at the home occupied by Whitney Johnson on Franklin Street after being called to a bathroom fire. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
Firemen say some batteries on the vanity apparently melted for an unknown reason and appear to be responsible for the fire.
The shift on duty handled the fire without calling in any additional shift or outside mutual aide.
The fire call came in at 3:44 Sunday afternoon, with firemen clearing the scene at 4:18 pm.
Centralia Firemen examine a piece of a burned vanity during a Sunday fire in the 1000 block of Franklin. Photo by Tim Ferguson.
