Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority firefighters douse a double-wide mobile home fire in the 24400 block of 64 Avenue South early Monday morning. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound RFA

Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority firefighters douse a double-wide mobile home fire in the 24400 block of 64 Avenue South early Monday morning. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound RFA

Kent mobile home fire displaces family of five

Two pets remain unaccounted for from early morning blaze

  • Monday, March 12, 2018 10:51am
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A mobile home fire displaced a family of five shortly before 5 a.m. Monday, the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority reported.

The residents were able to get out safely, but the double-wide mobile home in the 24400 block of 64 Avenue South was a total loss.

Two dogs from the home remain unaccounted for.

When firefighters arrived, it was already fully engulfed in flames.

Radiant heat damaged at least one another home and several vehicles, Puget Sound RFA said.

In addition to fighting the fire, the first on-scene crews had to deal with a neighbor’s dog, which had bit a person near the fire. Apparently, the dog was agitated by the activity. That person suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital. Kent Police retained the dog.

Red Cross was helping the family, and an investigator was on scene to determine the cause of the fire.


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Kent mobile home fire displaces family of five

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