Cheney Free Press -

Cheney-area crews contained a blaze to about 140 acres late Monday afternoon. The incident started about 3 p.m. as a barn fire and spread to dry timber, prompting evacuation notices for residents in the area of Scottie Dog Lane and Pine Meadows Lane. Four Fire Bosses and two helitack units helped local crews suppress the blaze. One cottage and seven outbuilding were destroyed.