Crime & Safety

Cause Of Deadly Bonney Lake Mobile Home Fire Released

The fire broke out just before 6 a.m. Wednesday along the 9100 block of 9100 if 207th Avenue East.

BONNEY LAKE, WA - One man is dead and several others are injured after a fire broke out early Wednesday morning in a mobile home here. A total of five people lived in the home, and two of them escaped uninjured.

The fire broke out before 6 a.m. along the 9100 block of 207th Avenue East, which is in the Cedarview area.

The victim, an elderly man confined to a wheelchair, was found in a bedroom of the mobile home. East Pierce fire investigators determined that the fire was accidental and likely started in the victim's bedroom.

Find out what's happening in Bonney Lake-Sumnerfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Image via East Pierce fire

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Bonney Lake-Sumner