Homeowner suffers minor burn to leg
A Clark County man suffered a burned leg Tuesday after he tried to light a wood stove and flames spread to nearby flammable materials and engulfed his home.
The blaze destroyed Tom Stephens’ home at 17914 N.E. Cole-Witter Road, along the East Fork of the Lewis River, north of Battle Ground. He was treated for a minor burn from the fire, which was reported at 11:53 a.m. Tuesday.
Firefighters arrived in eight minutes and found the large, older home in flames, said Chief Steve Wrightson of Fire District 3.
“It was really going,” Wrightson said. “There was a lot of fire, flames through the windows. It didn’t take long for it to burn through the windows and roof.”