A fire at about 9 p.m. Thursday in the 24300 block of 129th Avenue Southeast in Kent has been ruled accidental after an extension cord overheated and ignited an SUV in the driveway of a two-story house.
The call was initially dispatched as a vehicle fire, but was upgraded to a residential fire after multiple calls to 911 reported that the flames had spread to the attached garage and shake roof, according to a Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority media release. Everyone in the home was able to escape safely and there were no reports of injuries.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire in the garage and vehicle, keeping it from spreading to the rest of the house.
Red Cross assisted the family with housing.
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