2-Alarm Apartment Fire In Lakewood Displaces 10 Units

LAKEWOOD, WA — The residents of ten apartments are without homes after a 2-alarm fire in a Lakewood apartment complex Tuesday.

According to West Pierce Fire & Rescue, shortly before 4:30 p.m. crews were called to an fire in the Four Fountains Apartments at 30 Thunderbird Parkway.

Shortly after arriving, firefighters upgraded the incident to a 2-alarm fire. The emergency response was big enough that it caused problems for commuters heading down nearby Steilacoom Boulevard. Graham Fire even had to send a unit to Lakewood to help cover, since so many of their engines were concentrated on the apartment fire.

According to firefighters, the blaze originated in a unit on the complex's third floor. Their crews were able to keep the fire itself contained to that unit, but it was heavily burned. Nine other units were also left uninhabitable because of severe water and smoke damages.

One resident also had to be rescued from the building by firefighters, but was unharmed.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The Red Cross Northwest has also been in contact and is helping shelter the residents who lost their homes to the fire.