Crime & Safety
Bellevue Fire Displaces 7, Including 5 Kids
The fire broke out around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday west of Bellevue High School.
BELLEVUE, WA - A fire at an apartment building in Bellevue displaced seven people on Wednesday night, including five children. Bellevue firefighters responded to the blaze at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The fire was located in the kitchen of one of the apartments.
The fire department reported the fire at a building along the 1000 block of Southeast 6th Street, which is about two blocks west of Bellevue Way. The fire department reported that the sprinkler system in the building helped contain the fire.
The seven people displaced included children ages 3 to 15, the fire department said.
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UPDATE - Fire crews work to remove water after sprinklers extinguish fire. Updated info on displaced family: 7 total, 5 kids ages 3 to 15 pic.twitter.com/VuUtekVcNf
— Bellevue Fire Dept (@BvueFD) April 20, 2017
Fire sprinklers contain a 1st floor apt kitchen fire in the 10000 blk of SE 6th St. Now under control - 5 occupants displaced. No injuries pic.twitter.com/noJcMmZTbl
— Bellevue Fire Dept (@BvueFD) April 20, 2017
Image via Bellevue fire department
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