House destroyed by fire

By on Saturday, January 18th, 2025 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories

WESTON โ€“ East Umatilla Fire & Rescue responded to a house fire Saturday at 5:40 p.m. at Gerking Flat Road and Highway 334 west of Athena. When firefighters arrived the structure was fully engulfed in flames. EUFR called for a second tone out for more help and also asked for mutual aid from the Umatilla Tribal Fire Department and Pendleton Fire & Ambulance.

The structure was a total loss. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Four water tenders, two engines, one ladder truck and the ambulance were on the scene from EUFR. An engine responded from Pendleton Fire & Ambulance, and one engine and a command vehicle responded from Umatilla Tribal Fire. Several water tenders from local farmers were also on the scene helping to fight the fire.

Photos were taken by EUFR firefighters on the scene of the blaze.