Fire destroys Hickman house in Colfax

-Allen Kirkpatrick photo

Flames engulf the garage of Bill and Wendy Hickman on Valleyview in Colfax Monday. At left: Fire crews open a hole in the roof to vent the attic to further the effort of extinguishing the blaze.

A fire which was believed to have started from charcoal briquettes destroyed a house at 815 E. Valleyview in Colfax Monday morning. Volunteers from the Colfax fire department and from Fire District 11 responded to the blaze.

The two-unit garage at the residence was reported to be fully engulfed in flames as fire crews responded to the scene after the fire was reported at approx...