Officials identify woman killed in North Tacoma apartment fire
A 59-year-old woman killed in a Tacoma apartment fire has been identified as Debbie Mackenzie.
Firefighters were called about 2:30 a.m. Monday to a complex in the 6300 block of North 26th Street and found a second-floor unit engulfed in smoke and flames.
After crews doused the flames, they found Mackenzie’s body inside.
No other injuries were reported in the blaze.
A dozen residents were displaced from the fire.
Investigators have not determined what started the fire but believe it may have been a failed electrical outlet power strip.
This story was originally published March 12, 2020 at 6:48 AM.
Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune