More Than 2,000 Civil War Coming Re-Enactors Meet for Event to Chehalis / Main 5 $1 Midweek Edition Thursday, Reaching 110,000 Readers in Print and Online — www.chronline.com July 18, 2013 Cause of Chehalis Fire Still Unknown AID: American Red While authorities have al- tors can enter. ready started the investigation, it The fire destroyed the apart- Cross Assisting Those could be a few days before crews ment complex, a two-story build- Displaced by Blaze That can enter the building to contin- ing on the corner of Northwest ue it, said Riverside Fire Author- Rhode Island Place and North- Destroyed Apartment ity Chief Jim Walkowski, who is west West Street, located a block Building, House also the acting chief of the Che- from the train tracks in down- halis Fire Department. town Chehalis, and severely dam- By Stephanie Schendel The chief said there are sev- aged the house to the west of the
[email protected] eral rumors about what could apartments. The roofs of both have caused the blaze, but he de- buildings partially collapsed. Fire investigators are still clined to speculate. please see FIRE, page Main 14 looking into the cause of the He said officials are waiting fire that destroyed an apartment for an engineer to examine the Pete Caster /
[email protected] building as well as the adjacent remains of the complex and de- Damage from a dual structure ire on one-and-a-half story house early termine what needs to be done NW West Street is seen on Tuesday af- Tuesday morning.