Crime & Safety

Shop Outside Roy Destroyed By Fire Tuesday

Graham fire crews joined South Pierce Fire & Rescue to battle a shop fire just east of Roy Tuesday morning.

Shop Outside Roy Destroyed By Fire Tuesday
Shop Outside Roy Destroyed By Fire Tuesday (Graham Fire & Rescue )

ROY, WA — A large shop fire east of Roy reportedly required the attention of multiple fire agencies Tuesday, including South Pierce Fire & Rescue and Graham Fire & Rescue, which shared images from the scene on its Facebook page.

Patch has reached out to South Pierce Fire & Rescue officials and will update this post when more information is available.

Around 10:30 a.m., South Pierce officials noted on the agency's Facebook page that Eighth Avenue East was blocked off due to downed power lines.

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Graham fire officials shared the images of the shop fire at 29400 Eighth Ave. E. in Roy just before 11:30 a.m. In the Facebook post, Graham fire officials noted all occupants of the shop escaped the blaze without injury.

How the fire started and the total number of agencies that responded is unclear at this time. However, Graham fire officials did say "the shop is a total loss."

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