Fire in Shelton damages home Thursday night

Central Mason Fire & EMS responded to a house fire late Thursday night in Shelton. No one was hurt, but the home sustained some damage.

According to a news release from the fire department, the fire was reported at 10:27 p.m. Thursday on Sycamore Court. It started in a bedroom of the older single-family home. A single occupant and her dog were able to escape without any injuries.

Crews were able to keep the fire contained to the bedroom and extinguish it. It caused about $20,000 in damages. The cause is under investigation, according to the release.

Central Mason Fire was assisted by the Shelton Police Department, Mason County Sheriff’s Office and Mason County PUD #3.

Ty Vinson

The Olympian

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription