Update - 2:19 p.m., 10/28/24 - Corrected time of incident listed below
At 3:52 p.m. on October 27, 2024, Roseburg Fire Department personnel responded to a reported commercial structure fire at 1739 W. Harvard Avenue. The reporting party stated the fire was spreading up the exterior wall of the building and into the roof area.
Firefighters arrived on scene to find a single story, commercial structure with light smoke showing from the roof and flames visible from the backside of the structure. Firefighters extinguished the exterior portion of the fire and checked for possible fire extension inside the structure. Several doors were forced and access holes made to gain entry and extinguish the small portion that had spread to the interior portion of the structure.
The commercial structure sustained structural, smoke, and water damage. Firefighters remained on scene to complete overhaul. There were no reported injuries. A fire investigator was on scene and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Thirteen firefighters assisted with firefighting operations. Other agencies assisting with the fire included Central Douglas Fire & Rescue, Umpqua Valley Ambulance, Roseburg Police Department, Avista Utilities, and Pacific Power.