One person seriously injured, pet killed in Tacoma house fire
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- Fire at South Proctor Street house injured two people with one hospitalized.
- Crews arrived about 10:25 a.m., treated one on scene; still tackling attic hot spots.
- Fire cause under investigation; separate blaze linked to potential faulty lamp wiring.
A Tacoma house fire Monday morning left two of three people injured, with one transported to a local hospital in serious condition.
According to Chelsea Shepherd, media representative for Tacoma Fire Department, the blaze Monday broke out on the second floor of a house in the 1200 block of South Proctor Street. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 10:25 a.m., and treated one of the injured individuals at the scene; another was hospitalized.
The fire also claimed a pet cat.
The third person at the house escaped uninjured. According to Shepherd, the occupants escaped out the front door of the two-story home.
Just before noon Monday, firefighters were still on scene putting out hot spots in the home’s attic.
The fire’s cause was under investigation.
Earlier Monday, a duplex fire broke out just before 2 a.m. in the 4300 block of 67th Ave. West. The fire was blamed in a preliminary investigation on possible faulty wiring in a lamp. The unit was unoccupied at the time.
