Jeremy Burnham
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, Wash.
(MCT)
Jul. 5—Walla Walla was alight with fireworks on nearly every street Monday night, July 4, but only one sparked a house fire, according to city officials.
This particular fire resulted not only in significant damage to the home but also landed one resident temporarily in jail.
Nobody was injured in the blaze that brought firefighters from Walla Walla and College Place as well as Walla Walla County Fire District 4 to the 2000 block of Glenn Erin Drive at about 11 p.m.
No one was injured in a Monday, July 4, house fire in Walla Walla that fire officials are blaming on fireworks and during which an adult male resident of the property was arrested for assaulting a firefighter.
Fire crews from both Walla Walla Fire Department stations, College Place Fire Department and Walla Walla County Fire District 4 responded to the 2000 block of Glenn Erin Drive at about 11 p.m. Monday after receiving a call about a garage and vehicle on fire.
When firefighters arrived, the attached garage and two vehicles were burning. The fire later spread to an attic over the house’s kitchen and living room, according to a Walla Walla Fire Department release.
As firefighters evacuated the building, one adult male resident reportedly resisted leaving and was arrested for alleged third-degree assault of a firefighter.
The man was in Walla Walla County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 5, but no charges have been filed, and he was released from jail with no bail.
The fire, caused by sparks from aerial fireworks landing on combustible material near the garage, was under control by 11:15 p.m., according to the report.
Damage to the property is estimated at $150,000.
瓦拉·瓦拉消防局（Walla Walla Fire Department）副副局长约翰·诺尔斯（John Knowles）表示，这是该市在假日周末唯一与烟花相关的住宅大火。
However three other fireworks-related fires happened in dry, grassy areas, he said.
Jeremy Burnham can be reached atjeremyburnham@wwub.comor 509-526-8321.
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