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Early Morning Kitchen Fire Near Woodinville Kills One, Resident Escapes Through Bedroom Window
A fast-moving kitchen fire in a home on Little Bear Creek Road killed one person early Monday, while another resident escaped through a bedroom window after calling 911. Fire crews contained the blaze to the single-family home; the Snohomish County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause.
WOODINVILLE, Wash. â One person died and another escaped through a bedroom window after a kitchen fire spread rapidly through a home on Little Bear Creek Road early Monday morning, according to Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue.
Firefighters were dispatched around 2 a.m. to reports of a kitchen fire at the single-family residence. The homeowners woke to find flames in the kitchen that were moving quickly through the house, the fire agency said.
One resident called 911 from a bedroom and, following instructions from emergency dispatchers, climbed out a bedroom window to safety. While crews were en route, firefighters learned that a second person remained trapped inside.
When they arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames. Crews attacked the fire while searching for the missing occupant. Firefighters located the person inside and brought them out, but the individual had died.
Fire officials said crews kept the blaze confined to the home and stopped it from spreading to neighboring houses.
The Snohomish County Fire Marshalâs Office is investigating what caused the fire. No further details about the victim or the surviving resident were immediately released.
The death underscores the speed with which kitchen fires can turn fatal and the value of dispatcher guidance during an emergency. Fire officials have not said whether working smoke alarms were present. Neighbors in the area, a mix of rural and suburban properties along Little Bear Creek Road, were not evacuated, according to the fire agency.