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Eight people were displaced following an apartment complex fire in the 23200 block of 88 Avenue South on Monday, the Kent Regional Fire Authority reported.
Calls to 911 came from as far away as State Route 167 as people reported the column of smoke, beginning at 3:21 p.m. Arriving Kent Police officers were able to give more information, relaying that the two-story building had smoke and flames coming from the decks of two apartments.
When firefighters arrived they were told that everyone evacuated the involved apartments, which allowed them to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to other parts of the building. Two units suffered fire damage, and two others had a small amount of smoke damage. One also had ceiling damage where firefighters were forced to punch holes to reach fire that had spread into the attic space.
The fire was upgraded to a second alarm to bring in additional units to relieve those firefighters already on scene.
One resident was treated at the scene for an unknown injury and transported to a local hospital by ambulance. Red Cross and the complex’s management helped the displaced residents.
In addition to the Kent RFA, firefighters from the Renton RFA, South King Fire and Rescue, and Valley Regional Fire Authority also were on the scene. The Zone 3 Fire Explorers and King County Medic One provided rehabilitation services for the firefighters and public.
The fire is under investigation.
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