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Cowlitz County, WA- Firefighters from Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue and Cowlitz County Fire District #5 (Kalama) responded to a structure fire at 3:12 Friday afternoon in the 300 block of Ross Rd. Neighbors and a school bus driver passing by called 911 reported a house on fire, possibly fully involved. Reports from neighbors were that an elderly couple may still be inside. Fire crews arrived reporting the home was ½ involved with fire and began attacking the fire with multiple hose lines and searched for occupants. Three fire engines, two water tenders, a medic unit, a brush engine, and a Chief Officer responded to the fire. A Cowlitz County Sheriff deputy and a Public Utilities crew also responded. Later in the incident fire crews were relieved to hear, from family of the two elderly residents, that they were safe and out of the home at a doctor’s appointment. Firefighters had the fire knocked down in 40 minutes after arriving. The cause of the fire is under investigation; the two residents will be staying with family in the area. The house is considered a total loss by fire officials. No injuries were reported