December 21, 2022 3:30 a.m.

Fire crews extinguished a flue fire Monday night.

Josh Waechter of Douglas County Fire District No. 2 said their firefighters along with crews from the Winston-Dillard Fire District and Myrtle Creek Fire Department responded to a possible structure fire on Old Highway 99 South in the Dillard area just after 8:40 p.m. Waechter said the homeowner had reported that smoke was coming from cabinets inside the residence.

First arriving firefighters initially reported that nothing was showing. After an investigation, they found a flue fire that extended into the wall and attic. Crews quickly gained access to the roof and got the fire out. It was contained to the flue, and did not extend to the walls or attic space. All occupants were accounted for outside the home.

Pictures from the fire are posted at www.541radio.com