Three cats were killed and a Whatcom County family was displaced by a mobile home fire Thursday afternoon in Maple Falls believed to be caused by a heat lamp.
Whatcom County Fire District 14 crews were called at 12:03 p.m. June 10 to the 8500 block of Lilac Lane for the report of a structure fire, according to a news release.
Crews from the Sumas, Kendall and Welcome stations arrived to find a 1970s vintage double wide mobile home fully involved in fire, with flames spreading to nearby trees, the release states. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire, but approximately half of the home had severe fire, heat and water damage and the rest had severe smoke damage, the release stated, and three cats were killed.