Northshore Fire Department extinguishes Lake Forest Park house blaze

Published 4:50 pm Thursday, March 10, 2011

The Northshore Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 2:27 p.m. today in the 3800 block of Northeast 153rd Street in Lake Forest Park. 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 five minutes, according to Terri Jones, the department’s public information officer.

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, and 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.