Fire station catches on fire | News

A fire station caught on fire in Junction City Tuesday night. The Alvadore Fire Station lost one fire engine to flame damage, which could cost up to $250,000, according to the Fire Chief of Lane County Fire District 1.

No one was hurt during the blaze at the all volunteer fire station. Since it is run by volunteers, no one was at the station when it caught fire. Two Lane Rural Fire Stations ended up responding to the fire.

The Oregon State Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of the blaze.

According to Terry Ney, the Fire Chief of Lane County Fire District 1, there are two possible causes.

The first possible cause could be the result of a wheat field fire fire fighters battled in the afternoon. Some wheat could have gotten stuck inside the engine and smoldered, eventually catching the engine on fire. The second possible cause could be a mechanical failure in the engine.

Heavy black smoke filled the station causing damage. Fire fighters saved some of the equipment by driving it out of the building. Fans blew out the smoke from the building late into the night.

The equipment and building does need to be cleaned before being used again. According the the Chief, there will be some major clean up. He also says there will be no impact on the response in the district because of the mutual aid between fire stations.