IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Neighbors on Joan Ave in Idaho Falls noticed a dark plume of smoke rising from the area around 1:15 PM on Wednesday. People from several blocks away came out of their homes to assist in any way they could.
Eyewitnesses say neighbors worked together, however they could, tossing buckets of water and using garden hoses to help as best they could.
The Idaho Falls Fire Department was alerted and arrived on the scene at 1:19 PM. The small structure fire was safely put out with no casualties.
“A shed caught on fire, a fence caught on fire, and it looks like a tree caught on fire as well,” said Robert Joseph Hall of IFFD.
Hall says the cause of the fire is under investigation. Three engines responded to initial reports, with another on the way. They called out a ladder truck as well in case it was needed.
“We also had three ambulances show up, and a Battalion Chief,” said Hall.
The owners of the shed and shared fence, who wished to remain anonymous, had this to say-
“It’s devastating to have half your stuff gone. But we’re lucky that the house isn’t on fire and that we can still go in the house.” – said Home Owner 1.
“I built that shed many years ago, it’s been there a long time. Twenty… twenty-five years?” – said Home Owner 2.
The neighbors of the shared fence say they had recently planted raspberry bushes, which unfortunately burned up.
