NIGTON — The Groveton Volunteer Fire Department was able to put down a structure fire on Wednesday, but not before the structure was reduced to rubble.
Fire Chief Glenn Hammond said the home was fully involved when the department arrived.
“We did do a good job of stopping it,” he said. “It took about an hour to contain it and another hour to mop it up.”
He said the cause of the blaze probably was electrical.
Apple Springs VFD assisted with an engine, a brush truck and three firefighters; Trinity VFD provided a tanker and three firefighters; and Groveton responded with an engine, brush and squad trucks and six firefighters. Hudson VFD provided a tanker and three firefighters.
•Trinity Fire Department responded to a three-vehicle accident at Trinity Cove Drive and FM 356 on Wednesday afternoon.
Fire Chief Keith Johnson said the VFD provided traffic control, and that two people were transported by Ventura EMS with minor injuries.
The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office and DPS troopers responded as well, and the accident is under investigation, he said.
