Shed fire threatens residential area
Frenchtown Rural Fire District, DNRC and Missoula County Sheriff’s Department responded to a shed fire on July 4 near Frenchtown. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent)
The shed was a total loss and the flames melted the siding of a nearby home during a July 4 fire on Brass Lane near Frenchtown. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent).
Black smoke could be seen from Interstate 90 as flames engulfed a shed north of Frenchtown off of Toulette Lane. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent).
The siding on a house next to the shed sustained some damage but the home was saved. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent).
Frenchtown Rural Fire District, the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and Missoula County Sheriff’s Department raced up Toulette Lane and Fox Hill Road on the afternoon of July 4 to a structure fire in Frenchtown.
Crews arrived to a fully engulfed shed and flames melted the siding of a nearby home. They were able to extinguish the flames quickly. The shed was located near the 1700 block of Brass Lane. There were pets inside the structure but they were able to get out safely.
It is a residential area surrounded by horse pastures and homes in the immediate area. Gusty winds pushed the fire to nearby grass, however, thanks to the quick response from emergency crews the blaze was quickly contained.
Mel Holtz with the Frenchtown Fire Department said, “stuff is starting to dry out, so we are urging people to use caution.”
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is still under investigation.