QUICK THINKING NEIGHBORS SLOW SPRINGFIELD HOUSE FIRE

Eugene Springfield Fire

Springfield, OR.  Eugene Springfield Fire responded to a reported house fire in the 1800 block of F St. in Springfield Monday afternoon.  Neighbors saw the fast moving fire and grabbed a garden hose to slow the spread of the fire prior to the first arriving fire crews.  On arrival, crews found a partially extinguished fire in an attached out building that had also extended to the exterior and eves of the home.  Given the wind conditions and fire spread, had the neighbors not acted quickly, the fire could have been much worse. Crews finished extinguishing the fire and any hot spots. The Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the cause.