Early-morning fire heavily damages Tacoma home

Tacoma fire fighters responded early Friday morning to a report of a house fire in the 3700 block on North 24th Street in Tacoma.

According to Tacoma Fire spokesperson Joe Meinecke, crews arrived to find heavy flames and smoke pouring out of the first and second floors of the 1.5-story, 1,862 square foot single-family residence. At one point, the roof of the structure threatened to collapse. Firefighters concentrated their efforts on protecting adjacent houses exposed to the fire, and dousing the blaze from the exterior with hand lines and above from a ladder company.

The cause of the fire is undetermined and there were no injuries to report.

Tacoma fire fighters responded early Friday morning to a report of a house fire in the 3700 block on North 24th Street in Tacoma. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
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