house fire

A damaged electrical cord to a Christmas tree was the cause of a fire that damaged a home in the 1400 block of Hamilton Avenue on Christmas eve. Firefighters say a family of 4 was able to escape without being injured and was able to save Christmas presents...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources has concluded that an August wildfire that caused $11 million damage was caused by sparks from welding or cutting work on a bridge southeast of Cle Elum. The department on Monday released the results of its investigation into the Taylor Bridge Fire that destroyed 61 homes and blackened 36 square miles...

A suspicious fire destroyed a Yakima home Sunday morning. Firefighters initially thought the residents were inside the home, but they did not find anyone. No one was injured. Investigators do not know what caused the fire, however firefighters do say it is suspicious...

A family of six is left homeless after fire destroyed their house. The quick moving fire ripped through the house on Rockford Road around noon Thursday. Syrilda Welch was at work when she got the call Thursday afternoon about her house...

A Yakima home was destroyed Sunday in what investigators say was a suspicious fire. It happened around 1:00 p.m. on the 500 block of Erickson Lane. Officials say everyone was out of the house when they arrived and no one was hurt. They tell us smoke was coming out of nearly every window of the home...

An 83 year old man who suffered smoke inhalation in a house fire in Yakima last week remains in a Seattle today. Lee Pridgen was first identified as a 55 year old man who was rescued from a bedroom of his mobile home in the 76 hundred block of Nob Hill...

A 55 year old Yakima man rescued from a mobile home fire Tuesday night remains in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Authorities say the man suffered smoke inhalation. Firefighters were called to the fire in the 76 hundred block of Nob Hill Blvd...

Yakima firefighters rescued a 55 year old man from a mobile home fire in the 76 hundred block of Nob Hill Blvd. at about 9;30 last night. When firefighters arrived they were told there was a man in a bedroom. Firefighters had to use a chain saw to cut into a window to rescue the man...

79 year old Janice Smith lived at this mobile home along Meadowbrook Road with her daughter who tried to rescue her in a fire on Friday morning. Fire officials say she woke up in the early morning hours and found the house full of smoke...

It's always nice to hear about communities coming together in time of needs. A Selah couple are feeling feeling thankful from all the support given by friends, family and strangers. Gerta and Verner Woelk's home and most their possessions were destroyed in a fire on July 8th. The...