HORN SCHOOL AREA BUILDING BURNS

A farm shop south of Rosalia was destroyed by fire early this morning. Whitman County Fire District 7 from Rosalia responded at 4:37 a.m. and found the 50X120 foot farm shop fully engulfed.

District 7 was the first to respond to the fire which was east of Highway 195 in the Horn School Rest Stop area. Other units responded from Oakesdale, St. John, Colfax and Steptoe. Washington State Police and Whitman County Sheriff's Office responded for traffic control.

Colfax firefighters received the call at 4:46 a.m. and responded with an attach engine, water tender and rescue truck. The blaze was conta...