‘Smoke really started pouring in': Fire rips through North Seattle house
Fire rips through North Seattle house
Investigators are working to find out what caused a house fire at a North Seattle home early Saturday morning. One resident there told FOX 13 he noticed smoke in the backyard, and then heard commotion happening downstairs. "I opened my door and there is just smoke all over the house," Greig said. His roommate called 911, while he started grabbing everything he could, including his cat.
SEATTLE - Investigators are working to find out what caused a house fire at a North Seattle home early Saturday morning.
Aleksandr Greig lives on the second floor of the house on 30th Avenue Northeast. "I noticed a weird sound, it sounded like pipes, like you turn off the pipes and the water comes rushing in," Greig said.
He told FOX 13, he also noticed smoke in the backyard, and then heard commotion happening downstairs. "I opened my door and there is just smoke all over the house," Greig said.
North Seattle house fire
His roommate called 911, while he started grabbing everything he could, including his cat. "The smoke really started pouring in… it was just really thick, black smoke." Greig said.
Seattle Fire told FOX 13, there was a sagging beam in the basement, which means the first floor of the home was at potential risk of collapsing. For safety reasons, crews moved to a defensive attack. They later determined the house was safe to reenter, but with limited number of crews inside the structure. Seattle Fire adds, firefighters had to help one person out of the home.
No one was hurt, according to Greig. "It’s surreal because you always see it on the news, you always see people’s houses catching on fire, and you never think it’s going to be you, and then it’s you," Greig said.
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