A two-alarm blaze struck a Kent apartment building Sunday morning, June 3.
The fire started around 9 a.m. at the Apex West Hill Apartment complex on 45th Place South (map below).
When firefighters arrived, flames were visible, rising from Building F, KOMO reported.
Officials believe the fire may have started outside the building and spread to the attic.
A neighbor told KOMO News he and others tried using four fire extinguishers to attack the blaze before firefighters arrived.
2-alarm fire is now out at Apex West Hill Apartments in Kent. Extensive damage to several units. It appears the fire may have started on the outside of the building & spread to the attic, investigators tell us. #KOMONews pic.twitter.com/70Xr5Aowd8
— Steve McCarron KOMO (@SteveTVNews) June 3, 2018
Neighbor tells me he and a couple of others used 4 extinguishers to try to attack the fire before firefighters arrived on scene at Apex West Hill Apartments in Kent. #KOMONews pic.twitter.com/kU4gab5Snk
— Steve McCarron KOMO (@SteveTVNews) June 3, 2018
Just spoke with the woman who snapped this photo at the Apex West Hill Apartments in Kent. Firefighters say everyone made it out safely. One of the renters told me her cat did not survive. #KOMONews pic.twitter.com/XNjjJbjn9f
— Steve McCarron KOMO (@SteveTVNews) June 3, 2018
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