Farm building burns south of Rosalia

ROSALIA -- A farm shop south of town was destroyed by fire early April 23.

Whitman County Fire District No. 7 fire crews responded at 4:37 a.m. and found the 50-by-20-foot farm shop fully engulfed east of Highway 195 in the Horn School Rest Stop area.

Other units responded from Oakesdale, St. John, Colfax and Steptoe.

The Washington State Patrol and Whitman County Sheriff's Office responded for traffic control.

Colfax firefighters received the call at 4:46 a.m. and responded with an attach engine, water tender and rescue truck, reports show. The blaze was contained by the time Colfax arrived and the crew assisted with cleanup.

The last Colfax vehicle returned at 7:55 a.m. Other response vehicles were on scene until later in the morning, a report said.

The shop and contents were destroyed, a report said, noting o injuries from the blaze were reported.

A fire investigator from Pullman is investigating.