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2 displaced after mobile home fire in Rochester

A father and his son are without a home after their mobile home in Rochester was damaged by fire Sunday morning, according to West Thurston Fire.
A father and his son are without a home after their mobile home in Rochester was damaged by fire Sunday morning, according to West Thurston Fire.

A father and his son are without a home after fire damaged their mobile home in Rochester Sunday morning, according to West Thurston Fire.

Fire crews were dispatched to the 17000 block of Jordan Street Southwest about 6:30 a.m. Sunday.

Battalion Chief Gary Stone, who also is a fire investigator, said the fire appears to have started with a wood stove flue that was too close to a ceiling beam.

The fire damaged the ceiling and roof of the mobile home, leaving the home uninhabitable. The Red Cross has been notified, Stone said.

This story was originally published October 21, 2018 at 11:36 AM.

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