Fire damage to Lake Stevens business, restaurant pegged at $1M
Published 1:30 am Wednesday, August 30, 2017
LAKE STEVENS — A fire last week at a Lake Stevens restaurant and gas station caused about $1 million in damage, officials said Tuesday.
A witness reported flames and heavy smoke rising from the Red Barn convenience store and the New Country Grill around 5 a.m. Thursday. The businesses are in the same barn-themed building near Frontier Village.
The restaurant is in the 600 block of 91st Ave NE. It recently relocated from next door.
The fire tore through the second-story roof. Crews arrived within six minutes of the 911 call. They battled the flames for about an hour, said David Petersen, assistant fire marshal for Snohomish County Fire District 8 in Lake Stevens. The most severe damage was found throughout the second floor, which is used for storage and office space.
No one was injured.
The cause of the fire remains undetermined. Investigators with the Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office are focusing on a space in the eastern side of the building where the walls and floor meet, Petersen said. Electricity and other utilities ran through the east side of the building.
Damage to the building was estimated at $600,000. Smoke, heat and water damage to the contents will cost another $400,000, according to fire officials.
The property was assessed this year at $1.2 million.
Caleb Hutton: 425-339-3454; chutton@heraldnet.com. Twitter: @snocaleb.
