Fire Damages Home In The Dalles

Fire damaged a house at 409 East 8th in The Dalles late Thursday night.  Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue Chief Bob Palmer says crews responded to the scene at 11:43 p.m. Thursday to find black smoke coming from a second story window.  The fire was contained to one room in the upstairs portion of the home.  Palmer says it appears an overheated extension cord running from the downstairs portion of the home upstairs to power a heater and some lights started the fire.  He adds a resident said the wiring had been hot for a couple of days.  All of those inside the house got out safely.  Palmer estimated damage at $5,000 to $7,000.

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