Apartment Fire in Kenmore Friday morning

Photo courtesy Northshore Fire

The Northshore Fire Department was dispatched at 6:36 am on Friday, August 16, 2013 to a fire at an apartment complex on 73 Avenue NE in Kenmore. The fire began in a corner apartment on the 3rd floor. The one adult, one teenager and three children evacuated and several neighbors reported to 911 that they saw smoke and flames from the back of the building.

The firefighters arrived and found flames and heavy smoke coming from the single unit on the 3rd floor. A second alarm was quickly activated and the first arriving units were able to contain the fire damage to the bedroom of the affected apartment. There was smoke damage throughout the rest of the apartment and some water damage to floors below. Estimated damage from the fire, smoke and water is $80,000. The Northshore firefighters were assisted by personnel from Bothell, Shoreline, Kirkland and Woodinville Fire Departments.

A King County Fire Investigator determined the cause to be accidental and there were no firefighter injuries. Other tenants from the apartment complex reported seeing a teenager with minor injuries but that he had departed the scene.