Crime & Safety
2 Houses Catch Fire In Mountlake Terrace, 6 Left Homeless
Firefighters battled heavy flames at two houses early Thursday in Mountlake Terrace. Six people were left homeless.
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, WA — Two houses caught fire overnight Thursday in Mountlake Terrace, leaving six people homeless, officials said.
No one was hurt. The Red Cross was helping the six displaced residents.
A blaze broke out at a house around midnight on 241st Street Southwest, KCPQ-TV reported. Flames spread to a second house, and both homes sustained major damage, South County Fire said.
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Video posted on Twitter showed firefighters pouring water over thick orange flames. Crews continued pouring water over hot spots around 5 a.m. Thursday.
The cause of the blaze wasn't immediately known.
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