FORKS — A house was destroyed early Monday in a fire that began near the carport.
The structure, 531 Spruce St., was owned by Steve Jewett, said Clallam County Fire District No. 1 Chief Phil Arbeiter.
The fire district responded and prevented the fire from spreading to other structures but was unable to save the home, Arbeiter said.
Jewett was not home at the time of the fire, but his wife and two children were asleep in the house, Arbeiter said.
“He works night hours, so he wasn’t there at the time,” Arbeiter said.
All three and the family dog escaped the fire.
Arbeiter said a neighbor spotted the smoke and flames and ran over to the home.
“They knocked and woke them up,” he said of the occupants inside.
No one was injured in the fire, he said.
He said that the fire did not appear to be suspicious.
“That home is a total loss,” Arbeiter said.
He said he wasn’t sure what the family’s plans were or where they were staying.
