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Firefighters respond to massive apartment fire in Puyallup, WA
One person is injured and 11 people are displaced after an apartment in downtown Puyallup caught fire overnight.
PUYALLUP, Wash. - One person was injured, and 11 people were displaced after an apartment caught fire in downtown Puyallup Thursday night.
According to Central Pierce Fire & Rescue (CPFR), crews responded to an apartment fire near the intersection of 5th Street Southeast and Pioneer Way East around 10:35 p.m.
Crews said flames were coming through the roof of two center units, prompting firefighters to upgrade the response to a second alarm.
Firefighters attacked the flames both inside and outside the building, extinguiosing the fire by 12:27 a.m.
CPFR said all occupants evacuated safely, and 11 people have been displaced. One person was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
The Source: Information in this story comes from a social media post by Central Pierce Fire & Rescue.
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