A vacant mobile home has been destroyed by fire in rural Odin.
Odin Fire Chief Greg Smith says the fire was in a home owned by Gary Purcell at Princess and Lindell Streets in the Royal Lakes neighborhood south of Odin. The home was fully involved upon the fire department’s arrival.
The cause of the fire has not been determined. Smith reports there was no gas or electric turned on. Property records indicate the value of the property at $7,950.
Both Salem and the Centralia Fire Protection District were called for mutual aid assistance to bring additional water to the scene. The Centralia City Fire Department stood by at the Odin Fire Station in the event of another fire.
The fire call came in at 6:55 Tuesday morning. Firemen were on the scene until 8:50 Tuesday morning.
