Numerous fires reported over the holiday break.
Over the holiday weekend the Aberdeen fire department reports being called out to 3 fires in a matter of 7 minutes on Saturday. Aberdeen fire says they had a minimum staff of 9 trying to answer all the calls. THe department said they rely on the mutual aid of area fire departments including Hoquiam.
Fire officials are looking for what caused an early morning business fire in Aberdeen. The fire department got the call just before 7:30 Sunday morning to what Grays Harbor Scanner reports was the Star Wars Store on E. Wishkah. Upon arrival, fire crews reported black smoke coming from the eves. The fire was contained within 15 minutes by firefighters from both Aberdeen and Hoquiam. There were no reports of anyone being inside at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.