Early Morning Fire Tears Through WA Residence
By Peter Talbot
Source The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Oct. 4—A fire burned through a two-story home in Tacoma early Monday while crews from Tacoma Fire Department worked to extinguish it.
No injuries were reported.
Fire crews were on the scene of the fire about 5:20 a.m. in the 1000 block of South 86th Street, according to a tweet from the fire department. Arriving crews reported there were heavy fire conditions on the first and second floors of the house. A fire was also reported in the home's basement.
While crews battled the blaze, the interior staircase of the home was deemed unusable, according to the tweet. Firefighters entered through exterior windows to put out the fire on the second floor.
The fire was put out by about 6:25 a.m. What caused the fire is under investigation.
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