The Olympian Staff
The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)
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Jan. 21—Five people — two adults and three children — were killed in a house fire early Saturday morning in rural west Thurston County, according to a report from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office.
Just after 6:30 a.m. Saturday, West Thurston Fire and Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to a home on fire in the 8800 block of Sherman Valley Road SW, near Capitol Peak in Capitol Forest. They found the home completely engulfed in flames, with five people inside, according to a news release posted on the Thurston County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
A juvenile who was visiting the home was able to make it out alive, according to the news release, but despite a response from fire departments from throughout Thurston County, the five remaining inside had already died.
Detectives remained on the scene Saturday afternoon to assist West Thurston Fire, Southeast Thurston Fire and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in determining the cause of the fire.
"We are saddened by this loss of life and the impact that this will have on the family members and the community," Lt. Cameron Simper wrote in the news release. "We will provide additional information as it becomes available."
This story was originally published January 21, 2023 3:28 PM.
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