Search for missing pickup truck underway after house fire in rural Washington that killed three people
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Three people are dead and investigators are searching for a pickup truck that disappeared from the scene of a deadly fire that ravaged a home in rural Washington state.
Authorities are still trying to determine what caused Friday’s fire in Skagit County and hope to learn new details by locating the missing blue 1994 Chevrolet pickup truck, but they did not provide any further details on what might be connected.
Police arrived at the scene of the fire at the house on Highway 530 in the small town of Concrete at around 10:24 a.m. Friday.
Three victims were rescued from the two-story home, but recovery efforts took days because the building had completely collapsed, Mount Vernon police said.
Investigators from the Skagit County Sheriff’s Department, whose officers were the first to arrive on the scene, found that the home belonged to a Skagit County employee who was not a police officer.
The identities of the other victims have not yet been released.
The scene of the fire is still being investigated by several authorities, including the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, police said. The cause of the fire is still unclear.
Investigators are asking witnesses or anyone with relevant information about the fire or the missing truck with license plate C67636L to call Mount Vernon Police.
