2-alarm fire burns Bothell apartment building

  • Source: KIRO-TV CBS 7
  • Published: 08/05/2016 05:52 AM

Firefighters responded to a fire on the third floor of a Bothell apartment building. Smoke and flames were seen coming from the Avana 522 apartments in the 12700 block of Northeast 180th Street shortly before 4:30 a.m. Friday. The fire was upgraded to a second alarm and the building was evacuated. The fire has since been put out. Two people, Julia and Alex Cutler, were inside the apartment where the fire started. Julia Cutler said she was woke up by their smoke alarm. Julia Cutler said Alex was in the room where the fire started. "He did not wake up until I entered the room and started calling to him," said Julia Cutler, who said the room was filled with smoke. Alex Cutler said he woke up to find a flaming computer monitor. He said the flames were about two feet above the monitor. When everything next to the monitor began to catch fire, they got out. Other than some minor damage to the unit below, most of the damage was contained to the unit where the fire started. No injuries were reported. Fire investigators have ruled the fire as accidental, with candle use determined as the cause.



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