Fire destroys portion of Benton City garage

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• Cutting torch sparks small Kennewick fire

  Cutting torch sparks small Kennewick fire

  A Kennewick garage door company avoided serious damage Wednesday after sparks from a cutting torch caught some cardboard and rubber hoses on fire.

  Firefighters from Kennewick, Richland, Benton Fire District 1 and Pasco were called about 12:50 p.m. after employees at Wayne Dalton Garage Doors and Openers, 440 N. Quay St., reported the fire. They were particularly concerned about the torch's oxygen and acetylene tanks.

  Kennewick fire Deputy Chief Marvin Leonard said, "Tanks usually don't explode because they have a built-in relief valve."

• Fire causes extensive damage to garage of Boise home, destroys RV Thursday morning

  Fire causes extensive damage to garage of Boise home, destroys RV Thursday morning

  Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a garage fire in the 6100 block of West Clinton Street in Boise. The fire was reported at 7:26 a.m.

  The homeowner tried to put out the fire before firefighters arrived at the scene, but he was not hurt, according to Boise police spokeswoman Lynn Hightower. The fire was fast moving due to lumber and extra fuel stored in the garage.

  The fire caused the partial collapse of the garage roof. Items stored in the garage and an RV parked next to it were destroyed by the fire. The homeowner said the garage and RV weren't covered by insurance.

• Fire blackens 100 acres in Juniper Dunes area

  Fire blackens 100 acres in Juniper Dunes area

  A fire that scorched more than 100 acres in the Juniper Dunes Wilderness about 15 miles northeast of Pasco is being investigated as "suspicious," fire officials said.

  "It doesn't appear to be accidental," said Franklin County Fire District 3 Chief Les Litzenberger.

  The fire started before 3 p.m. in an area where no one is believed to have been riding off-road vehicles -- a popular activity at Juniper Dunes -- but fire investigators still are looking at the cause, Litzenberger told the Herald.

• Finley building destroyed, home damaged by fire

  Finley building destroyed, home damaged by fire

  A Finley shop building was destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon that caused some minor damage to a home and mobile home on the property.

  Fire crews from Benton Fire District 1 and the Kennewick Fire Department were called to the blaze at 1012 E. 19th Ave. at 12:31 p.m. after a neighbor spotted flames and called 911.

  While firefighters worked, a thick, acrid column of smoke rose from the metal shop building and was visible from as far away as south Richland.

• Fire damages Kennewick home

  Fire damages Kennewick home

  A fire at a Kennewick double-wide trailer Monday may have been started by an electrical problem, but investigators say more information is needed until they determine a cause.

  Kennewick Fire Marshal Mark Yaden also told the Herald they're considering any possibility -- from arson to accidental. The Kennewick Police Department's arson detective was called out to help.

  "We did clean up the scene and got it reconstructed. We can see where the fire started in the bedroom," Yaden said. "There's some electrical wiring in there that didn't look too bad but is damaged from the fire."