Fire

Olympia, Washington (July 11, 2019) - One man suffered burn injuries after an explosion on his sailboat caused a fire on his vehicle. The man initially tried to put out the fire but was overwhelmed, forcing him to jump into the water while wearing a flotation device. He was rescued by an off-duty firefighter from...

Aberdeen, Washington (July 11, 2019) - A fire which broke out in a house on the 100 block of West 4th Street caused extensive damage to the structure and affected ten residents living in the area. Fortunately, all 10 residents were able to safely escape the fire, and no injuries were reported among the members...

Graham, Washington (July 9, 2019) - A fire which broke out in a house on the 20500 block of 91st Avenue East on Tuesday night was said to have been caused by fireworks. Fortunately, no injuries have been recorded, and firefighters rescued a family dog which had been trapped inside the home. The fire began...

Puyallup, Washington (July 5, 2019) - A fire which destroyed a detached  garage of a home at the 18100 block of 84th Avenue East was suspected of being caused by improperly discarded fireworks. While the residents of the home were sleeping when the fie broke out, firefighters contained the blaze to the garage and there...

Wapato, Washington (July 8, 2019) - A fire destroyed a home on the 111 block of Knights lane on Monday night, also causing grass fires and a garbage pile in the area to burn. Fortunately, the residents of the house were not at home when the fire broke out and there have been no reported...

Union Gap, Washington (July 8, 2019) - A building located near Ahtanum Road was destroyed in a fire that broke out on Monday. The flames destroyed most of the building before crews could arrive. The affected building was said to be a shed, but fire crews have said that people might have been living on...

Toppenish, Washington  (July 4, 2019) - A Toppenish man died from his injuries after getting struck by projectile fireworks in the chest. The victim, identified as William Winnier, was taken to Astria Toppenish Hospital, but died from thoracic injuries around 7 p.m. No other injuries have been reported in the incident. According to information from...