Barn fire in Cottage Grove injures at least three people
Barn fire east of Interstate 5 left at least three people hurt and tore through a Cottage Grove building, adding to a troubling run of local fires.
A barn fire just east of Interstate 5 on Witcher Gateway Road in Cottage Grove injured at least three people and left the building heavily damaged, according to Cottage Grove police. The fire broke out just before 4 p.m. Tuesday and tore through the structure before crews could stop the damage from spreading.
The loss hit a part of Cottage Grove that sits close to the freeway but serves as a link to rural South Lane County properties. South Lane County Fire & Rescue, which covers Cottage Grove, Creswell and the surrounding countryside, has Station 201 on Harrison Avenue in Cottage Grove, part of the local emergency network that can be called into the area when fires break out in rural buildings and barns.
Police have not released the names or conditions of the injured people. Fire officials had not released additional details when KVAL reported the blaze, and it was not immediately clear what started the fire or whether any nearby structures were threatened. What is clear is that the building suffered heavy damage and was effectively destroyed in the evening fire.
The incident adds to a string of serious Cottage Grove fires in recent months. An early-April motel fire killed one person, and a Christmas Day house fire displaced a family after a neighbor spotted trouble and rushed over to warn them. Together, the fires have kept fire safety in focus across Cottage Grove and South Lane County, where older buildings, rural outbuildings and close-set homes can turn a small ignition into a major emergency in minutes.
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