Fire Marshall Investigating Blaze In Abandoned Puyallup Home

PUYALLUP, WA — The Pierce County Fire Marshall has been called to investigate a fire that destroyed an abandoned home in southern Puyallup late Sunday.

Central Pierce Fire & Rescue says their crews were dispatched to contain a blaze in the 13900 block of Meridian sometime before 8:45 p.m. Sunday.

Upon determining that the home was abandoned, crews initially fought the fire defensively from the outside, but switched to an offensive attack, ultimately bringing it under control before 9 p.m.

The total cost of the damages is unknown. No injuries have been reported.