Series of Fires plague Dayton, none are deemed suspicious

DAYTON – Columbia County Fire District #3 quickly extinguished a house fire in the 700 block of East Main Street on Tuesday night. The fire is one of several blazes over recent weeks.

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 18, Fire District #3 responded to a report of a structure fire and requested mutual aid from Fire District #2. Sheriff’s deputies were first to arrive on the scene and were able to use a fire extinguisher to slow down the fire, which was inside the wall, according to District #3 officials.

Fire crews opened the wall and were able to extinguish the fire before it reached the attic. The fire is believed to have started from a pellet stove. The fire is just one of several blazes attributed to heating stoves this winter.

At approximately 3:30 a.m. on the morning of Feb. 13, Fire District #3 responded to a report of a house fire on Wolf Fork Road. The home owner and a neighbor were able to keep the fire, which was located in the back wall of the residence, from spreading and kept damage to a minimum. Fire crews opened the wall and extinguished remaining hot spots.

In early hours of Jan. 7, a home on 740 S. 4th street in Dayton, was completely gutted by a fire attributed to a wood stove.

At approximately 2 a.m. on the morning of Jan. 29, fire crews responded to a fire in the Innovatio test facility’s ag-residue pulping research complex located at 606 Wagon Road in Dayton.

Columbia County Fire Marshal Clint Atteberry says he will file a report stating that, following investigation, the cause of the Innovatio fire remains undetermined and the point of origin is unknown.