Fire official: 3 WA homes damaged by landslide

January 30, 2013 @ 10:13 pm

WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. (AP) - A fire department official says three homes on Whidbey Island north of Seattle have been damaged by a landslide.

South Whidbey Fire Deputy Chief Mike Cotton tells KIRO-TV ( http://is.gd/BdFUA7) the slide happened Wednesday north of Possession Beach.

He says one house was shifted off its foundation and two others have minor damage.

No injuries were reported. Cotton says the homes were not occupied when the slide hit.

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Information from: KIRO-TV, htthttp://www.kirotv.com/index.html


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