House at Sumner Viewpoint is destroyed by fire
Posted by Roxanne Cooke on November 6th, 2007
A fire destroyed one house and damaged another Sunday night at Sumner Viewpoint, according to East Pierce Fire and Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Dave Wakefield.
Sumner Viewpoint is a housing development currently under construction in the south end of Sumner. No one was injured in the fire.
The president of the company building the project, Gary Meath of Benum Enterprises, said it was likely not an accident, but declined to give further details.
The damage is estimated at $150,000 to $250,000, Wakefield said. East Pierce Fire and Rescue is not ready to release any other information. The incident is under investigation by the Pierce County Fire Marshal.