October 7, 2024 10:50 a.m. 

Six storage units suffered fire and smoke damage while numerous others suffered only smoke damage in a commercial structure fire Sunday night.

A Roseburg Fire Department report said at 8:30 p.m. firefighters responded to the fire at Gecko RV and Boat Storage in the 300 block of Northeast Pomona Street, just north of Northeast Diamond Lake Boulevard. Several concerned citizens contacted dispatchers after both fire and smoke were showing. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke showing from approximately 14 storage units in the complex.

Fire Chief Tyler Christopherson said firefighters conducted a search for potential occupants and quickly extinguished the fire. Christopherson said crews used rotary saws to gain access through garage doors of individual storage units to check for fire and confirm the fire was not spreading to additional units through the common attic space.

An RFD release said firefighters were on scene for approximately four hours completing extensive overhaul of the damaged storage units.

Fire investigators are processing several of the storage units. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time and is not criminal in nature. There were no reported firefighter or civilian injuries. 21 firefighters assisted with the incident. Other agencies at the scene included Central Douglas Fire & Rescue, Umpqua Valley Ambulance, Roseburg Police Department, Avista Utilities and Pacific Power.

The release said RFD would like to thank the citizens who quickly reported the fire to dispatchers. Their quick action assisted in limiting the damage to additional storage units.