Fire near Mart Road burns about one acre

MOSES LAKE — A fire near the shore of Moses Lake Sunday afternoon only burned about an acre, but difficult terrain kept Moses Lake Fire Department crews on the scene for a while.  

“We’re really lucky we were able to keep it to one acre. Access to that location is really tricky,” said Heather Kok, CARES coordinator for the MLFD.  

The fire was on unimproved property along the lakeshore near Mart Road and was reported at about 4:45 p.m. Sunday. Fencing around a business, as well as the uneven terrain, made access difficult, according to an MLFD press release.  

“We had it extinguished within 30 minutes,” Kok said, but fire crews were on the scene for about another hour to make sure the fire was completely out.  

Crews were on the scene until about 6:45 p.m. The cause is undetermined, the press release said.