Fire displaces families

Cheney firefighters begin removing furniture from an apartment where a fire started last Monday afternoon at the Townhouse Apartments, 621 Seventh St. Crews from Cheney Fire Department and Spokane County Fire District 3 responded to the fire that displaced two families.

Cheney Fire Department officials said the Red Cross is providing assistance, and that the blaze could have been more serious if it hadn't been for the building's fire suppression sprinklers being activated. Cause of the fire is still under investigation, but officials said it appears to have started in a child's bedroom.

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John McCallum, Retired editor

John McCallum is an award-winning journalist who retired from Cheney Free Press after more than 20 years. He received 10 Washington Newspaper Publisher Association awards for journalism and photography, including first place awards for Best Investigative, Best News and back-to-back awards in Best Breaking News categories.

 

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