A logging truck was destroyed when it burned inside the pole barn where it was parked about 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, in a rural area northeast of Bellingham.

North Whatcom Fire and Rescue firefighters contained the fire to the truck's cab and kept flames from spreading to the building and a nearby fifth-wheel motor home, said firefighter Chris Ellis of South Whatcom Fire Authority, who took command of the incident with his Geneva station crew on a mutual-aid request.

"They had a really good knockdown," Ellis said. Ellis said it was an engine company from the Britton Loop station who extinguished the fire at 1776 Noon Valley Road, off Noon Road north of the Mount Baker Highway.

Ellis said the logging truck was destroyed, but damage to the building and RV was minor. Cause of the fire was unknown pending an investigation.