PORT ANGELES — A two-story home burned to the ground Thursday afternoon.
No one was injured in the blaze at 21 Whispering Firs Road off Lower Elwha Road west of Port Angeles, fire officials said.
Upon arrival at 4:56 p.m., Clallam County Fire Department 2 firefighters found the single-family home engulfed in flames, spewing out intense heat that was igniting trees and other vegetation and threatening the next door neighbor’s home and vehicle.
Using large diameter hose lines and a deck gun, firefighters cooled down the neighbor’s home, saving it and the vehicle from the fire and stopping the spread of a wildfire.
Quick-thinking neighbors are credited with towing the homeowner’s vehicle to safety.
The fire district responded with 16 firefighters, two fire engines, two water tenders, one command vehicle and one medic unit.
Joyce Fire District 4 assisted with two firefighters and a water tender.
