Local firefighter escapes injury in fire explosion

A Camas-Washougal firefighter was briefly engulfed in flames while responding to a Camas townhouse fire Thursday.

Gary Horst was protected by his gear and did not suffer any injuries, after an unknown object fell from a window sill and exploded in flames at 256 S.E. Weir St., Apt. 4. His fire fighting partner Ron Nickles turned the hose on him to extinguish the fire.