SEQUIM — A rental home suffered $30,000 worth of damage in fire at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday.
The fire burned parts of the back porch and a bedroom in the house at 491 W. Hemlock St.
The house was owned by Jim Scharschimidt.
Sequim and Carlsborg firefighters responded within four minutes to a call from a neighbor.
The fire is believed to be accidental, but the cause is still being investigated.
No one was home at the time of the fire.