The aftermath of a fire in the 100 block of Otto Road on Tuesday, March 6, 2019.
An early Wednesday morning fire damaged a Centralia home, while its residents awoke to find their porch burning.
Total damage caused by the fire in the 100 block of Otto Road was estimated to cost $10,000. No injuries were reported.
According to a press release from Riverside Fire Authority, units responded at 3:45 a.m. to find a partially extinguished fire around an exterior porch. The occupants of the house — an adult male and female — said their dogs woke them up. There was smoke in their two-story house, they said.
The man tried to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher while the woman called 911.
Responding units fully put out the fire, and its cause is currently under investigation by the Lewis County Fire Marshal’s office.
Lewis County Fire District 6 units also responded.
