Fire destroys house on Lost Mountain Road

SEQUIM — Fire destroyed a house built in 1923 and two cars in the 4800 block of Lost Mountain Road on Sunday afternoon.

No one was home at the time of the blaze, and no one was injured, said Ben Andrews, assistant chief of Clallam County Fire District No. 3.

The fire’s cause has not been determined, he said.

Damage estimates are in excess of $200,000.

The fire was reported at 12:16 p.m., according to law enforcement logs, and the first fire crews reached the property about nine minutes later.

“The Lost Mountain engine got there first, and by the time they got there they said there was fire coming out of the roof and out of every window and door in the building,” Andrews said.

“We think that it might have been burning for a while, but it was also all cedar construction.

“It’s beautiful, but it sure burns fast.”

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