House fire in Lake Forest Park on Thursday

According to spokesperson Terri Jones, the Northshore Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 2:27 p.m. on Thursday, March 10 in the 3800 block of NE 153rd Street.

Upon arrival, firefighters found flames venting from a first floor window in a one-story single family residence that contained a daylight basement. The fire was confined to a bedroom on the first floor and was under control in approximately 5 minutes.

The occupant who discovered the fire alerted her daughter and the two safely evacuated the home. The home had a functioning smoke alarm.

There were no firefighter injuries. Damages to the home are estimated at $10,000. The loss was minimized due to the occupant’s conscious action of closing the door that confined the fire to the room of origin. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the King County Fire Investigation Unit.