A fire that destroyed a house on Tieton Drive early Monday morning displaced seven people from three families, according to the Yakima Fire Department.
Fire officials said smoke detectors woke the occupants of the home, 3605 Tieton Drive, shortly before 2:30 a.m. The people were able to get out of the home without injury, some going through a window, according to a fire department news release. “This fire could have been a fatal fire if the doors to the rooms were left open and the smoke alarms were not operating,” Capt. Jeff Pfaff, fire department spokesman, said. “They were very lucky.”