Fire quickly extinguished at construction site for new cancer center

Jenna King January 29, 2021

Last Updated: January 29, 2021

MEDFORD, Ore. —A scary moment earlier this afternoon at the construction site for Asante’s new cancer center off Barnett, when some of the roofing material caught fire.

Crews says that the small fire ignited during the construction process.

It’s unknown what caused it, but Medford Fire said it was able to put it out quickly.

MFD says there was no major structural damage to the building and this will not hurt the construction progress.

Jenna King January 29, 2021

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Jenna King was the 6pm anchor and our Feature Reporter at 10pm and 11pm for NBC5 News. Jenna is a Burbank, CA native. She graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Sports Business. During her time at Oregon she was part of the student-run television station, Duck TV. She also grew her passion for sports through her internship with the PAC 12 Network. When Jenna is not in the newsroom you can find her rooting for her hometown Dodgers, exploring the outdoors or binging on the latest Netflix release.