A rural home in Yakima County is a total loss after it partially collapsed due to a fire on Sunday morning, Yakima County firefighters said. According to Yakima County Fire District 5, at about 7:52 a.m. on January 25, firefighters responded to a reported house fire on Fort Road southwest of Wapato. First responders arrived to find a single-story home with multiple additions on fire and about to collapse due to the damage. Firefighters said they evacuated the single resident of the home and assessed him for injuries, but he was unharmed.

YCFD5 said firefighters attempted to keep the fire contained, but it spread into the attic of the home and from there spread throughout the structure. As the home began to collapse, firefighters took a defensive formation to stop it from spreading further, and were only able to begin putting out the fire by about 8:23 a.m.

Firefighters said the home was declared a total loss, and the Red Cross is assisting the property owner. It is estimated the fire did about $100,000 worth of damage to the property. Firefighters said the home did not have working smoke detectors or a fire alarm system.

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Three dogs were rescued from an apartment fire in Bothell on Friday night, according to the fire department. Bothell Fire Department crews responded alongside the Shoreline Fire Department and Eastside Fire & Rescue to a third-floor apartment fire along NE 189th St. Bothell Fire reports that crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the building, but the resident had extinguished any flames before crews arrived. Firefighters reportedly ventilated the smoke-filled unit and rescued the occupant’s three dogs. The fire was caused by food left on the stove, according to Bothell Fire, and no injuries were reported.

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