House burns twice in same night in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — A residence in southeast Moses Lake burned twice Tuesday, according to a statement from the Moses Lake Fire Department.

Moses Lake firefighters were dispatched at about 3:40 p.m. to a structure fire in the 1100 block of South Grand Drive, according to the statement. Crews arrived to find a single-story residence well involved in flames, with fire venting and heavy black smoke from the southwest corner of the home. The home was occupied at the time, but all residents were able to escape.

The fire was rapidly knocked down, the MLFD wrote. However, at a little after midnight, the fire was reported as having reignited. Crews responded again and extinguished the fire. The home was unoccupied when it burned the second time.

The cause of both fires is currently under investigation, the MLFD wrote. Anyone with information regarding this fire is urged to contact the Moses Lake Fire Marshal’s Office at 509-765-2204 or Moses Lake Police Department at 509-762-1160.