Everett WA triplex fire causes pet deaths, roof collapse

A fire in Everett has destroyed a triplex, displaced families and left two pets dead on Tuesday.

EVERETT, Wash. - Two pets have died and the roof of a triplex collapsed after a fire in Everett on Tuesday. The fire comes just days after another blaze at an apartment left three people hurt and 20 displaced.

The Everett Fire Department remains on the scene of a triplex fire in the 400 block of 45th Street Southwest.

Firefighters report two family cats died in the fire and several residents have been displaced. One Everett firefighter sustained a minor foot injury.

As the Red Cross assists those families, fire crews worked into the evening on September 3 to address hotspots in the burned homes.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, according to Everett Fire Department.