A man was injured when his Kent home caught fire in the 11800 block of Southeast 192 Street on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The fire was initially dispatched at 2 p.m. as a “minor fire” but was upgraded to a full “residential fire” response by the fire department as more information was gathered from a neighbor who first called 911, the Kent Regional Fire Authority reported.<\/p>\n
When firefighters from the Kent and Renton RFAs arrived, they found smoke coming from the first floor of the two-story house. Concerned that a person might be in the home, firefighters immediately entered and were able to quickly extinguish the fire.<\/p>\n
The man, who was not seriously injured, was able to escape the fire safely on his own. He was the only one home, officials said.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire was an unattended candle that ignited nearby combustibles.<\/p>\n
According to the incident report, there were working smoke alarms in the house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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