A house fire displaced a couple Thursday north of Custer, in an apparent accident with a soldering torch. Residents called for 911 for a fire in a geodesic dome around 11:55 a.m. at 8302 Valley View Road. Firefighters rushed to the building, in a small clearing in the woods about 7 miles west of Lynden. By then about half of the home was engulfed in flames, said North Whatcom Fire & Rescue Chief William Pernett. The residents assured first-responders that no one remained inside. No one was hurt.