Early morning house fire in Lake Forest Park

Photo courtesy Northshore Fire

The Northshore Fire Department was dispatched at 5:45a.m. on Friday, August 9, 2013 to a house fire at the 16700 block of 32 Avenue NE. The homeowner woke up to the smoke alarm sounding and found a small fire in the kitchen. She first attempted to put it out with a fire extinguisher, but soon realized it was too big. She then called 911 and evacuated the home.

The firefighters arrived and found thick smoke in the home. They quickly attacked the fire and they were able to contain the fire damage to the kitchen. There was smoke damage throughout the upper level of the home. Estimated damages from the fire and smoke are $80,000. The Northshore firefighters were assisted by personnel from the Shoreline Fire Department.

A King County Fire Investigator and the Northshore Fire Department Fire Marshal investigated the fire and determined the cause to be an electrical malfunction. There were no firefighter or civilian injuries.

This is another example of how smoke alarms save lives. Everyone should have working smoke alarms in their home. The Northshore Fire Department encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms once a month and change the batteries once a year.