MY EVERETT NEWS

No word yet on the cause of the fire that destroyed some of the playground equipment at Garfield Park in north Everett. The fire occurred late Saturday night. The playground equipment is at the southeast corner of 24th and State Street. The portion that burned has been taped off but other nearby playground equipment is accessible. Here are a few pictures…

Fire causes $15,000 damage

Everett Fire crews made quick work of a blaze Saturday afternoon on 4th Avenue West. Everett Fire Marshal Rick Robinson provides the details…

Everett Fire Department crews responded to a report of a fire in the back room of an auto repair shop in the 10100 block of 4th Avenue West at 4:58 p.m. this evening. Arriving crews found fire coming from a leak in a propane tank inside the building and extinguished the fire and removed the propane tanks from the building. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Damage to the shop is estimated at $15,000. No one was injured during the incident. An update on the cause of the fire will be released after the weekend.

More than a dozen people were displaced. photo credit Leslie Hynes FD1

Leslie Hynes of Fire District 1 has the details on a New Year’s Fire that displaced more than a dozen people early this morning…

Two residents were evaluated for smoke inhalation at an early-morning apartment fire south of Everett that caused more than $200,000 damage and displaced 14 people.

Residents of the Hampton Court apartments in the 11200 block of 9th Pl. W reported the fire in a two-story, four-unit building at 2:52 a.m.

“A 20-year-old man discovered the fire on the back deck of the second-floor apartment he shares with his mother. He woke his mother and a guest. The guest used a fire extinguisher, but the fire was too big for him to fight,” said Leslie Hynes, public information officer for Snohomish County Fire District 1. “Flames from the deck had already spread to the roof and attic when firefighters arrived.”

All residents safely exited the building. A woman and a teenage boy, who both attempted to enter the burning building, were evaluated at the scene for exposure to smoke. The teenager was transported by aid unit to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett for further evaluation and treatment.

More than 25 firefighters from Fire District 1, Mukilteo and Lynnwood responded and had the fire under control in about 30 minutes. “They kept the fire from spreading to other units in the building,” Hynes said.

Firefighters searching the building located three cats that survived in the apartment where the fire started.

The apartment where the fire started was heavily damaged. The roof will also need to be replaced. Residents of all four units in the building will be displaced until repairs can be made. Some may be able to relocate to vacant units in the same apartment complex. None of the residents have insurance. Red Cross responded to provide assistance.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office. Investigators are looking at two possible causes: smoking materials or an electrical appliance that may been in use on the deck prior to the fire.

Our readers favorite photo of 2012. Click picture for more photos of the animal rescue.

Our favorite and most shared photo of 2012 is this image of Everett Firefighter J. Schill giving oxygen to a couple of dogs following a fire in south Everett. Happy New Year!

You can see one little dog to the left of the red bag and a larger dog to the right…

An Everett Firefighter gives oxygen to 2 dogs Sunday morning. Both recovered.

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a two-alarm fire that destroyed two apartments Sunday morning. Everett Fire Marshall Rick Robinson says firefighters were called to Covington Farms apartments on Holly drive in south Everett around 9am. Arriving crews saw smoke and flames coming from a second floor apartment. A second alarm was called. The fire spread directly above the fire unit to the apartment on the 3rd floor. Crews were able to contain the blaze to those two units. A cat died in one apartment but fire crews were able to save two dogs and another cat. Robinson says damage is estimated at $200,000.00. “This is a busy time of year for us,” said Robinson. “People need to be careful with Christmas trees, heaters, candles and extension cords and please don’t take the batteries out of your smoke detector.” Here are some pictures of the firefighters efforts…