COYLE — A structure fire destroyed several buildings but left most of the main residence intact.
No one was hurt in the Monday blaze in the 14000 block of Coyle Road.
Quilcene Fire Chief Larry Karp said a fire and an explosion were reported at 5:45 p.m.
Firefighters arrived to find a shed had burned to the ground and a two-story garage connected to a breezeway was in flames.
A few minutes later, crews discovered two 100-gallon propane tanks “that were burning very hot,” Karp said.
Firefighters split their efforts between extinguishing the structures and hosing the propane tanks in an effort to cool them down.
The fire was declared extinguished at 10 p.m.
The house is owned by a couple in Seattle and used as a summer home so it was unoccupied when the fire broke out, Karp said.
The owners, who had spent the weekend on the property, were on the scene by 11 p.m., Karp said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, Karp said.
Karp said the main residence was not severely affected aside from some fire damage on the roof and water damage.
After the tanks were cooled down, firefighters discovered a small brush fire heading down a bluff. They contained it, Karp said.
Karp said that 30 or 40 firefighters were at the scene from five Jefferson County Fire Districts, Naval Magazine Indian Island, the Poulsbo Fire Department and the Department of Natural Resources.
