Yakima Herald-Republic, Wash.
(MCT)
Mar. 29—A person suffered burns before escaping an overnight house fire in Yakima, WA.
The Yakima Fire Department responded to a report of a residential fire at 1:51 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in the 200 block of South 47th Avenue in Yakima and found the front of a single-story house in flames, according to a news release from the fire department. An occupant of the house was given medical aid before being transported to the hospital with burns.
There were no other injuries.
The fire department estimated $300,000 in damage that involved the majority of the living space and extended into the attic, according to the release.
Sixteen firefighters responded to the blaze, and the cause is under investigation.
