{"id":48948,"date":"2021-02-24T17:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T01:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/man-found-dead-in-kent-apartment-by-firefighters\/"},"modified":"2021-02-24T17:19:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T01:19:00","slug":"man-found-dead-in-kent-apartment-by-firefighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/man-found-dead-in-kent-apartment-by-firefighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Man found dead in Kent apartment by firefighters"},"content":{"rendered":"

A man was found dead in a Kent apartment after Puget Sound Fire responded to a fire at about 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 in the 25900 block of 25th Lane South<\/a> on the West Hill.<\/p>\n

Puget Sound Fire responded to an initial report of an odor in the building. Upon arrival, firefighters upgraded it to a structure fire response. Firefighters entered the apartment and found the smoldering fire had burned itself out, according to Puget Sound Fire. They also found one deceased occupant.<\/p>\n

Damage was limited to one apartment and a fire investigator ruled the cause as accidental.<\/p>\n

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet identified the man or a cause and manner of death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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