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Crews extinguish house fire in Tacoma

A fire partially burned an unoccupied home in Tacoma on Wednesday morning as fire crews worked to extinguish the blaze.

Crews from Tacoma Fire Department responded about 6:15 a.m. to the fire in the 3800 block of Ainsworth Avenue after nearby residents reported seeing flames coming from a structure, Assistant Fire Chief Chris Johnson said.

Arriving crews reported seeing flames showing from the back of the house, Johnson said. The fire was knocked down just before 7 a.m.

No one was injured in the fire, Johnson said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

This story was originally published November 24, 2021 at 7:23 AM.

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Peter Talbot is a criminal justice reporter for The News Tribune. He started with the newspaper in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C. He also interned for the Oregonian and the Tampa Bay Times. Support my work with a digital subscription
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