CLALLAM BAY — Fire destroyed a mobile home on Sixth Street on Saturday evening in flames that a neighbor said soared about 60 feet high.
Kathy Hubbard, who was in the house when the fire began a little after 5 p.m., was apparently not injured, said Patrice Porter, emergency medical technician, but was sent to Forks Community Hospital to be checked.
Fire Chief Trish Hudson could not be reached Saturday night for more information about the fire, including the possible cause and a damage estimate.
By the time the fire department arrived, flames were pouring from the house, said Aaron Burdette, a neighbor.
Two Douglas fir trees near the back of the house were on fire, he said.
“It was engulfed,” said Burdette, referring to the taller tree, which he estimated was 50 feet tall.
“The flames were shooting up about 10 feet above that.”
The fire department quickly doused the tree fires, he said.
The house was behind the Clallam Bay Library, which is at 6990 state Highway 112.
Separating it from the public structure was a thicket of bushes and vines that had been soaked by a daylong rain.
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Donna Barr is a free-lance writer and photographer living in Clallam Bay.
