CLALLAM BAY — A fire that destroyed a home Saturday appeared to have been sparked by faulty wiring in a dryer, Clallam Bay Fire Chief Patricia Hutson-English said Sunday.
The fire in the double-wide mobile home at 72 Seventh St. began at about 4:30 p.m., the chief said.
“It looks like it started in the dryer, in the wiring in the dryer,” Hutson-English said.
Kathy Hubbard, who was renting the home, evacuated safely, the chief said.
Several cats also were in the home.
“It appears all the cats got out as well,” Hutson-English said.
Two huge trees behind the house were charred three-quarters of the way up, she said, adding she plans to recommend the property owner have the trees checked for viability.
Clallam Bay firefighters, with the assistance of Neah Bay firefighters, fought the fire until about 9 p.m., when it appeared to be out.
It flared up again, however, and firefighters returned to fight the flames until about 11:30 p.m., Hutson-English said.
Sunday morning, “a little bit of fire was left, and we had to put it out,” she said.
The fire posed no danger to the Clallam Bay Library, which is about 50 feet away, because of thick brush between the two and the wind direction.
“If the wind had shifted,” it could have threatened the public structure, Hutson-English said.
