{"id":33796,"date":"2018-03-29T12:24:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T19:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-apartment-fire-displaces-six-people-on-east-hill\/"},"modified":"2018-03-29T15:16:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-29T22:16:50","slug":"kent-apartment-fire-displaces-six-people-on-east-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-apartment-fire-displaces-six-people-on-east-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent apartment fire displaces six people on East Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Six people were displaced after their Kent apartment building caught fire at about 9 a.m. Thursday in the 10600 block of Southeast 264th Street<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When Puget Sound RFA firefighters arrived, they found the first floor of the two-story apartment building on the East Hill engulfed in flames, according to a Puget Sound Fire news release. They quickly attacked the fire while trying to determine whether everyone had escaped. A language barrier slowed the process, but eventually firefighters confirmed – after two searches – that no one was inside any of the affected apartments.<\/p>\n

Although four apartments were damaged by the fire, a “fire wall” built to separate the four units from other apartments kept the fire from spreading even further. This fire-resistant wall typically extends all the way into the attic space and to the peak of the roof, keeping fire from traveling horizontally and causing more damage.<\/p>\n

Red Cross and the apartment complex’s management assisted the displaced residents. The complex is part of the King County Housing Authority subsidized properties.<\/p>\n

The cause is undetermined due to several possible ignition sources in the area where the fire started, according to a fire investigator. The fire does appear to be accidental.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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