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Fire heavily damages garage in Centralia

By WJBD Staff Mar 13, 2024 | 11:49 AM
Centralia City Firefighters fight a fire in a detached garage early Wednesday morning at the 12th and Hester Street intersection. Photo by Brady Toennies

Fire heavily damaged a detached garage at 1202 Hester Street in Centralia early Wednesday morning.

The garage was owned by Troy White.

Centralia City Firemen say the initial call was to smoke coming from the area of 12th and Hester.  When firemen arrived in the area they saw heavy smoke showing from the garage.

All available off duty firemen were called in to help fight the fire.  The building was used for storage and there were no vehicles inside.

The cause of the fire remains undetermined.   There were no injuries.

The smoke call first came in at five Wednesday morning.  Firemen were on the scene for about two and a half hours.

A Centralia firefighter looking for remaining hot spots following a fire that heavily damaged a garage Wednesday morning. Photo by Brady Toennies


The remains of a garage following an early Wednesday morning fire at 1202 Hester. Photo by Brady Toennies