Firefighters extinguish a house fire the morning of Sept. 9 in the 27200 block of 156th Avenue SE in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire

Firefighters extinguish a house fire the morning of Sept. 9 in the 27200 block of 156th Avenue SE in Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Puget Sound Fire

Firefighters extinguish house fire in Kent on East Hill

Friday morning, Sept. 9 in the 27200 block of 156th Avenue SE; one person displaced

It took firefighters about 30 minutes to extinguish a house fire Friday morning, Sept. 9 in the 27200 block of 156th Avenue SE in Kent.

Firefighters responded at about 8:52 a.m. to a fire at a small, wood-framed house, according to Puget Sound Fire spokesperson Pat Pawlak. One person was displaced. There were no injuries. The cause of the fire was accidental.

Eight fire department units and 19 personnel responded to the fire, Pawlak said. The fire was just a short distance from Puget Sound Fire Station 75.


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