Tacoma firefighters battled flames at a two-story apartment complex in Fircrest this morning, keeping the fire from spreading beyond four units, the department reported.
STACIA GLENN; Staff writer
STACIA GLENN The News Tribune
Published: Jan. 30, 2013 at 10:32 a.m. PST
— Updated: Jan. 30, 2013 at 12:20 p.m. PST
Apartment residents and firefighters gather outside the Fircrest Gardens complex after a fire broke out Wednesday morning. (JOE BARRENTINE/Staff photographer)
Tacoma firefighters battled flames at a two-story apartment complex in Fircrest this morning, keeping the fire from spreading beyond four units, the department reported.
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An apartment fire that displaced five people Wednesday in Fircrest was started by a cardboard box left on the stove by tenants moving in, Tacoma Fire Department officials said Friday.
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