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Red Lion fire cause undetermined

Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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A March 7, 2026, fire at the Red Lion Hotel in Kelso required 65 personnel and 2 alarms to extinguish, according to Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue.

Officials confirmed the fire mostly targeted the lobby, kitchen, restaurant, and banquet rooms but could not determine the cause due to insufficient evidence, as stated in the fire report.

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A fire occurred at the Red Lion Hotel in Kelso on March 7, 2026“The Daily News It took 65 personnel to tackle the Red Lion fire on March 7 in Kelso.”
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The fire at the Red Lion Hotel required 65 personnel to extinguish“It took 65 personnel to tackle the Red Lion fire on March 7 in Kelso.”
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The fire at the Red Lion Hotel required 2 alarms to extinguish“It took 65 personnel to tackle the Red Lion fire on March 7 in Kelso.”
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Officials confirmed the fire mostly targeted the lobby“However, officials were unable to determine the cause of the two-alarm fire that mostly targeted the lobby, kitchen, restaurant and banquet rooms of the South Kelso Drive hotel due to insufficient evidence.”
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Officials confirmed the fire mostly targeted the kitchen“However, officials were unable to determine the cause of the two-alarm fire that mostly targeted the lobby, kitchen, restaurant and banquet rooms of the South Kelso Drive hotel due to insufficient evidence.”
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Officials confirmed the fire mostly targeted the restaurant“However, officials were unable to determine the cause of the two-alarm fire that mostly targeted the lobby, kitchen, restaurant and banquet rooms of the South Kelso Drive hotel due to insufficient evidence.”
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Officials confirmed the fire mostly targeted the banquet rooms“However, officials were unable to determine the cause of the two-alarm fire that mostly targeted the lobby, kitchen, restaurant and banquet rooms of the South Kelso Drive hotel due to insufficient evidence.”
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Officials could not determine the cause of the fire“However, officials were unable to determine the cause of the two-alarm fire that mostly targeted the lobby, kitchen, restaurant and banquet rooms of the South Kelso Drive hotel due to insufficient evidence.”
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The fire report stated that the cause could not be determined due to insufficient evidence“However, officials were unable to determine the cause of the two-alarm fire that mostly targeted the lobby, kitchen, restaurant and banquet rooms of the South Kelso Drive hotel due to insufficient evidence.”