EARLY MORNING RV AND STRUCTURE FIRE
At approximately 2am Wednesday December 13th Sweet Home Fire Crews were dispatched to 3137 Highway 20 with a report of a Truck/RV fire. Arriving at 2:06 crews’ found a large coach style motorhome engulfed in flames. The motorhome was in very close proximity to a 1 ½ story building and on the other side flanked by large arborvitaes and a 6 ft chain link fence. The fence and thick brush made it very difficult for crews to gain access to fight fire. The adjacent building quickly became involved with flames from the motorhome impinging upon the building, flames were visible from the roof of that structure upon crews’ arrival. Highway 20 was shut down for a period of time due to hose lines across the highway for hydrant access.
While crews battled the fire from the front side of the structure, additional crews used saws to cut away two sections of fencing and thick sections of arborvitae to gain access to the back yard where they were able to better fight fire. Due to heavy fire load, firefighters were on scene for an extended period of time clearing the scene at 7:55am. During firefighting efforts several medical calls were received, one being covered by a Lebanon Fire District medic unit.
After speaking with the occupant, it was determined that the fire was caused by a broken propane line near a wood stove within the motorhome. The occupant was transported to Lebanon Community Hospital for evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries.
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