Tacoma firefighters respond to fire at Eastside home

Firefighters with Tacoma Fire Department were called to the scene of a house fire Tuesday morning in the city’s Eastside neighborhood.

Fire crews said no one was injured in the fire, which occurred in the 3400 block of East Portland Avenue. It’s unclear where the fire started in the home. Crews said the cause is being investigated.

Crews were on the scene at 9:43 a.m., according to a tweet from the fire department. The first firefighters to arrive saw heavy smoke coming from the home.

The people in the home evacuated safely, and crews extinguished the flames. It’s unclear how much damage the fire caused. A representative from the fire department wasn’t immediately available to provide further information.

This story was originally published July 12, 2022 at 11:14 AM.

Peter Talbot

The News Tribune

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