PHOTOS: A brush fire near Rochester that started late Tuesday morning was caused by a train kicking up sparks as it traveled near the area of Old Highway 9 and state Route 12.
Nobody was hurt and no property was destroyed during the blaze, said Capt. Lanette Dyer of West Thurston Regional Fire Authority, which fought the fire along with the Department of Natural Resources.
“We are working with the railway to make sure they are keeping an eye on chains or anything loose that could be dragging that can cause these fires,” said Dyer, who added that while she wasn’t positive at the time what the exact item was on the train that caused the fire, she could confirm that the problem had been remedied.
Crews responded to the area at around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday. They had the situation under control by around 1:30 p.m., Dyer said.