One person injured, dog missing after fire inside Tacoma home
One person was injured after a fire inside a house in Tacoma on Tuesday.
Firefighters were dispatched at 5:35 a.m. to the 3200 block of 53rd Place Northeast. Upon arrival, firefighters saw heavy smoke and flames in the home, according to the Tacoma Fire Department on X.
The post said everyone inside the house escaped the fire. Firefighters extinguished the flames.
One person was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries, the post said. One dog is missing.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The fire appeared to have started outside on a second floor deck, the Fire Department reported Tuesday afternoon.
“Fire burned up the side of the home before spreading into the 2nd floor and attic. Exact cause is undetermined, but likely originated from smoking materials not completely extinguished,” according to the post.
This story was originally published April 14, 2026 at 8:04 AM.
