A fire on the kitchen stove spread and damaged a triplex home on Kent’s East Hill Wednesday night, the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority reported.
Fire crews kept the fire contained to the kitchen, but smoke damage was throughout the home in the 23400 block of 130th Avenue Southeast. The fire was first reported at approximately 8:35 p.m.
No one was hurt in the fire.
According to Puget Sound Fire, the resident poured oil in a frying pan to warm it for dinner and then walked out of the kitchen for a few minutes only to hear the smoke alarm go off. He quickly returned and saw the oil and the overhead cabinet on fire. Wisely, he quickly vacated the home and called 911.
Fire units and Puget Sound Fire Engine 77 extinguished the fire. Additional crews checked all living spaces, making sure nobody else was in the home.
Thermal imaging cameras (TIC’s), which detect temperature variations, were used throughout the three connected homes to make sure there was no hidden fire.
Renton Regional Fire Authority sent a chief to assist Puget Sound Fire command
A Puget Sound Fire investigator ruled the fire accidental.
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