A fire that destroyed vehicles and outbuildings early Wednesday near the Central Washington town of Ephrata was started by a cat, officials said. Grant County Fire District 13 officials said the cat somehow sparked the blaze after it climbed up a power pole at about 3:30 a.m. in the 17400 block of Road B NW, just north of Ephrata. The fire spread to multiple outbuildings, junk vehicles and a camper which were sitting near an abandoned home. Responding firefighters were able to prevent the blaze from spreading to other nearby residences.