Firefighters remove woman from burning house | Kent Regional Fire Authority
Published 9:49 pm Thursday, February 17, 2011
Kent firefighters, with support from surrounding agencies, are mopping up following a house fire in the 13400 block of SE 230 Street. The fire was first reported at 3 p.m. and took over two hours to fully contain and extinguish.
When emergency personnel arrived, they were informed by family members that there were two adult women possibly trapped in the two-story house. Almost immediately one of the women exited the home and was turned over to paramedics from King County Medic One for evaluation. The second victim did not come out on her own so firefighters concentrated their efforts on keeping the flames away from the area she was thought to be in while other rescuers actively searched for her.
High heat, heavy black smoke and fire hampered efforts to locate the trapped woman, until, almost 25 minutes after the first units arrived, she was found and removed from the house.
She was fully conscious and did not appear to have any injuries. Paramedics checked her out and transported both fire victims to a local hospital as a precaution. Neither one had what was considered to be life threatening injuries.
Two other residents, an adult male and teenage female, were not in the home at the time of the fire, and all four are being cared for by Red Cross. Two dogs were also rescued from the fire though several cats were unaccounted for.
Because of the immediate life threat and the amount of fire, a “second alarm” was called, which brought in additional emergency units from the Renton Fire Department, King County Medic One, Valley Regional Fire Authority, and the Zone 3 Rehabilitation Unit. King County Animal Control also assisted.
Because of the extensive fire damage, the home is most likely a total loss and has tentatively been valued at $170,000. No other homes in the area were affected. The fire is under investigation at this time.
Kent Regional Fire Authority firefighters enter a house on fire in the 13400 block of Southeast 230 Street Feb. 17. The home was a total loss.
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Flames burst through the roof of this home in the 13400 block of Southeast 230 Street Feb. 17. The home was a total loss.
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