A stove top fire has displaced six people in the 17100 block of SE 267 Street in Covington at 6:50 p.m. today, March 23.
No one was injured in the fire that heavily damaged the cabinets located above the stove top, but smoke traveled extensively through the two story house.
Firefighters from Kent and Maple Valley were able control fire quickly, keeping it from spreading into other areas of the house or into the attic space.
A Kent fire investigator determined that cooking food left unattended on the stove top was the cause of the fire. The fire is considered accidental.
Hawthorn Suites by Windham assisted the family with free temporary housing at their Kent hotel.
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