{"id":20539,"date":"2016-01-28T11:49:23","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T19:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/three-injured-in-suspected-arson-fire\/"},"modified":"2016-10-23T15:20:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T22:20:31","slug":"three-injured-in-suspected-arson-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/three-injured-in-suspected-arson-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Three injured in suspected arson fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Three people, including the occupant of the apartment where the fire started, were injured Thursday morning after smoke and flames were reported at a Kent apartment complex in the 24800 block of 45th Avenue South<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Two men who rescued the resident also were hurt, the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority reported.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

All three men suffered non-life threatening smoke inhalation injuries, were evaluated by King County paramedics and sent to local hospitals by private ambulances.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The resident of the apartment, where the fire started, will be taken into custody once he is released from the hospital as a person of interest in what is suspected to be an intentionally set fire, officials said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The apartment building had a total of 12 units. No one else was injured.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Kent Regional Fire Authority and surrounding departments found heavy smoke and flames coming from a third-floor apartment when the first units arrived. The fire was first reported around 8 a.m.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A second alarm was requested to add additional units to the call. A quick fire attack limited the fire to the apartment it originated in, though several suffered smoke damage.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A fire wall, which is a partition built into the attic space to segment it, did its job and kept flames and smoke from traveling unchecked through that area, the Kent Regional Fire Authority said.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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