Multiple fires sparked along SR17 on Monday
Crews with Grant County Fire District 5 douse a small blaze along the westbound side of SR17 Monday afternoon about midway between McConihe Road and Road 10 NE. A series of seven small fires broke out along SR17 between Ephrata and Moses Lake on Monday, likely the result of sparks from a vehicle dragging a chain, according to GCFD5 Battalion Commander Bob Horst.
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A truck sprays water where a fire broke out between Ephrata and Moses Lake on Monday. An incident commander at the scene said firefighters were lucky that a gravel road acted as a firebreak to prevent multiple fires from spreading.
GRANT COUNTY — A series of small fires broke out along the westbound lane of SR 17 between Moses Lake and Ephrata Monday afternoon, prompting a major callout of firefighters from Grant County Fire District 5 and Grant County Fire District 13, according to a GCFD5 commander on scene.
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