ORTING, Wash. --
Firefighters took a defensive stance against a house fire near Orting after flames set off ammunition stored in the garage, firefighters said.
Fire destroyed a house and two vehicles in the driveway at a gated development south of Orting.
"Upon our arrival, we did a defensive attack for firefighter safety purposes. As the ammunition was continuing to go off we used a large hose and ground monitors to attack the garage and try to cool that down and stop that ammunition from going off," said Jesse Mitchell of Orting Valley Fire & Rescue.
It wasn't clear how much ammunition was in the garage, but firefighters said a lot of rounds went off.
After the fire was out, investigators cordoned off the house and began inspecting the ruins to determine what caused the fire.
No one was hurt.
