Crime & Safety
Redmond Firefighter Injured Battling Blaze At Apartment Building
Bellevue and Redmond firefighters responded to a fire at an apartment building around 11:15 a.m. Thursday.
BELLEVUE, WA - Firefighters from Bellevue and Redmond responded to a blaze in an apartment building around 11:15 a.m. Thursday. The scene of the fire is in the Overlake area near the Redmond border, close by to Microsoft and Nintendo offices. The fire had been brought under control by noon, according to the Bellevue fire department.
The fire was located in one unit on the second floor of the building along the 4200 block of 148th Avenue Northeast, and did not spread to other apartments. No residents were injured in the fire, but a Redmond firefighter did sustain minor injuries, according to the department.
UPDATE: Apt fire is under control. Only 1, 2nd floor apt involved. No extention. 1 minor injury to a FF. A big thanks to @RedmondFire pic.twitter.com/OqGjLszgJi
— Bellevue Fire Dept (@BvueFD) April 13, 2017
Bellevue and Redmond fire crews are arriving on scene of an apartment fire in the 4200 block of 148th in Bellevue pic.twitter.com/RzGh8rFfS0
— Bellevue Fire Dept (@BvueFD) April 13, 2017
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