Back-to-back fires make busy night for Olympia, Lacey firefighters

Olympia firefighters responded to two fires within 20 minutes of each other late Sunday and early Monday, according to a news release from the city of Olympia.

A recreational vehicle fire was reported to 911 by a passerby at about midnight Sunday in the 4000 block of Lake Cove Loop Southeast. Firefighters arrived at 12:05 a.m. and found a 30-foot RV fully engulfed in flames next to a home. The flames were quickly extinguished before they spread to the house.

According to the news release, the family had evacuated the house before fire crews arrived.

The RV was a total loss, but damage to the home was limited to some charring of the exterior.

While crews were at the RV fire, a second fire was reported at 12:17 a.m. in the 2200 block of Ninth Avenue Southeast. Two crews not assigned to the RV fire, along with crews from Lacey Fire District 3, responded to the garage fire at 12:24 a.m.

Firefighters had the blaze extinguished by 12:35 a.m. The garage was separate from the home, which was not damaged. The garage is a total loss, according to the city.

The cause of the garage fire is under investigation, but may have been electrical.

No injuries were reported at either fire.

This story was originally published March 28, 2016 at 7:38 AM with the headline "Back-to-back fires make busy night for Olympia, Lacey firefighters."