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Man suffers burns in small Washougal garage fire

By Emily Gillespie, Columbian Breaking News Reporter
Published: March 9, 2014, 5:00pm

A man suffered some burns in a gasoline fire in the garage of a Washougal residence late Sunday evening, according to Camas-Washougal Fire Chief Nick Swinhart.

Firefighters were called to 3380 K St. at 10:07 p.m. and arrived to find a fire contained to a garage. Crews were able to quickly extinguish the small blaze with a water extinguisher.

A man had been repairing a generator and accidentally started a fire, resulting in some burns on the man’s legs, Swinhart said.

The man refused treatment by the fire agency, but took a personal vehicle to an area hospital, Swinhart said. His condition was not available.

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