Yakima firefighters said plastic files containing papers stoored too close to a generator triggered a fire that damaged a home work shop early Friday morning.
Firefighters went to the 700 block of South Fifth Avenue around 4:20 a.m. and found smoke coming from a detached shop building. Firefighters quickly brought the fire under control, according to a fire department news release.
Items in the shop were damaged by smoke, heat and water, the release said. Firefighters also cut a hole in the roof as part of their effort to put out the fire, the release said.
Fire officials estimate the fire caused about $5,000 damage.