$700,000 damage in 3-alarm fire near Mill Creek
Monday, November 14, 2011
MILL CREEK, Wash. (AP) -- No one was seriously injured in a three-alarm fire at an apartment complex near Mill Creek, but at least a dozen residents of the Millwood Estates Apartments were displaced and damage is estimated at $700,000.
Snohomish County F
ire District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes says arriving firefighters found flames Monday morning coming from several units on the top floor of a three-story building.
Everyone got out safely. Firefighters helped some disabled residents.
One firefighter suffered a minor injury as was treated at the scene and went back to work.
Four apartments have fire damage and two others have water damage. Other residents of the 24-unit building can return tomorrow to their apartments.
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Information from: The Daily Herald, http://www.heraldnet.com
