SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Spokane Valley Fire Department crews are continuing to battle a large home fire on the 4200 block of North Best Road on Wednesday night.
KREM's Dave Somers is at the scene and spoke with an SVFD spokesperson, who said seven residents were evacuated without injury. SVFD spokesperson Julie Happy later said a total of 10 people live at the residence, but some weren't present.
A spokesperson also said crews arrived on scene at about 2:45 p.m. and are preparing to fight the flames into the night. Crews were quickly able to control the blaze and started to work on checking for hot spots.
When a battalion chief drove across Sullivan Road, they reported seeing a plume of smoke, according to the spokesperson. When crews arrived, flames were reaching about 30 feet into the sky, the spokesperson said.
As of about 4:30 p.m., SVFD crews reported that the roof had begun to cave, and firefighters have been battling the flames from the north side, south side and inside the structure.
There have been no civilian or firefighter injuries, and 10 fire engines along with two ladders are responding, according to the SVFD spokesperson.
Spokane County Fire District 8 and the City of Spokane Fire Department are providing mutual and traffic aid, SVFD said.
The home contains several buildings and is "large," according to the spokesperson. The cause is currently unknown.
