Officers on patrol heard an alarm and noticed smoke coming from 308 North Proctor Street about 11:30 p.m. Monday, according to Tacoma police.
Officers on patrol heard an alarm and noticed smoke coming from 308 North Proctor Street about 11:30 p.m. Monday, according to Tacoma police.
Three residents were evacuated from apartments on the upper level of the building, and Tacoma fire responded to extinguish a small blaze in the business below. Several other businesses sustained smoke damage, Tacoma police said.
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An early estimate for the damages to a Tacoma retirement community that caught fire earlier this week and forced the evacuation of 144 seniors is $141,000, according to the Tacoma Fire Department.
An early estimate for damages to a Tacoma retirement community that caught fire and forced the evacuation of 144 seniors this week is $141,000, the Tacoma Fire Department said Thursday.
A fire that forced the evacuation of a Tacoma apartment complex Thursday caused $18,000 in damages, according to the Fire Department.
A metal door kept flames out of an assisted-living facility in Tacoma but couldn’t stop smoke from filling the hallways of the building, where 144 seniors were sleeping or starting their days Tuesday.
Several units temporarily were evacuated at a Richland apartment complex Tuesday night after the roof caught fire, authorities said.
The blaze at the Timbers Apartments at 1900 Stevens Drive broke out about 7 p.m.
Richland firefighters responded, along with crews from the Kennewick and Hanford fire departments, and Benton fire districts 1 and 4.
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