All residents are safe after an apartment fire in the 700 block of 5th Ave S. in Kent (map below) Thursday afternoon.
It appears the blaze was at the Kent Fifth Avenue apartment complex, which was built in 1966 and has 49 units.
Puget Sound Fire fought the blaze, along with help from Valley Fire and Renton.
Firefighters had to cut a hole in the attic to douse it.
Friday morning (July 13), authorities said that the fire was accidental and caused by cooking.
SKFR units at a Commercial Fire in Kent 700 5th Ave S with @PugetSoundFire @ValleyFire @RentonFireL864 several fires today this warm weather.
— South King Fire (@Southkingfire) July 13, 2018
Apt fire 700 blk 5 Ave S. All out of apt. pic.twitter.com/tU3HHZSgxM
— Puget Sound Fire (@PugetSoundFire) July 13, 2018
Fighting fire in attic. Ladder crew cutting vent hole. pic.twitter.com/NmXibPgMxM
— Puget Sound Fire (@PugetSoundFire) July 13, 2018
Update to Fires – 5th Ave. apart. fire was accidental and caused by cooking. The restaurant and house fire (30th Ave. S) are both still under investigation.
— Puget Sound Fire (@PugetSoundFire) July 13, 2018
