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Rock in boy’s bedroom prompts probe

North Idaho Drilling has permit suspended, pending L&I report

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A "Danger" sign, located near the Lookout at the Ridge apartment complex in Washougal, leads to a blasting site for a new subdivision. Blasting to remove rock for underground utilities was put on hold after a rock, allegedly from the blasting site, crashed through a roof and landed in a child's bedroom. No one was in the room at the time.

After a drilling company working in Washougal allegedly blasted a rock through the ceiling of a child’s bedroom earlier this month, the Camas-Washougal Fire Marshal’s office has filed a complaint with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I).

The state is now investigating the incident, and North Idaho Drilling Inc.’s blasting permit has been suspended until the fire marshal reviews the L&I report.

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