An East Wenatchee residence was heavily damaged by fire on Sunday morning. Fire Chief Dave Baker from Douglas County Fire District No. 2 tells us the blaze was reported at 11:10 a.m. in the 400 block of 9th St. NE after a passerby noticed smoke billowing from the interior of a mobile home. Baker said crews from his department and Chelan County Fire District No. 1 responded to the scene and discovered an active fire just inside the front door of the dwelling after kicking it in to gain entry. A total of 15 personnel and three apparatus assisted in quickly extinguishing the blaze which Baker explained had already caused “a significant amount of damage” to the residence by the time firefighters arrived.