An improperly extinguished firework is believed to be the cause of a two-alarm fire early Wednesday morning in Renton. The call came in at about 1:30 a.m. for a home in the 15700 block of SE 168th St. According to fire officials, a firework was improperly disposed in a recycling bin in the back of a home there, causing it to reignite and spread to the house.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2017 6:31:46 AM - SOURCE: seattlepi.com

A 14-year-old boy, who took his parents' SUV for a joyride to get fireworks, wound up accidentally torching the vehicle outside the family's home Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to a home on S. 122nd St. in the Skyway area for a vehicle fire around 9:45 a.m. According to the King County Sheriff's office, the boy took the family's SUV without permission, picked up some friends, went to buy fireworks to celebrate the 4th of July the returned home.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2017 6:31:45 AM - SOURCE: seattlepi.com

A 12-unit apartment building in Tacoma near University Place went up in flames Tuesday afternoon, resulting in a partial roof collapse, Tacoma fire officials said. The two-alarm fire at 2602 Westridge Ave. West started at about 4 p.m. and caused damage to all 12 apartments in the building, but no one was believed to be hurt or missing, said Tacoma Fire Department spokesman Joe Meinecke.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2017 1:48:28 AM - SOURCE: Tacoma News Tribune

Four firefighters in Martin County, Kentucky, were injured when a shell exploded on the ground. It was all caught on camera. Everyone said they're lucky the damage wasn't any worse. The second annual Inez Independence Day Celebration had been off to a high-flying start Sunday night until the accident.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAZ-TV NBC 3

PHOTO/VIDEO - A new Richland fire truck’s engine blew up destroying the truck and sparking a blaze along Interstate 82 Monday afternoon. The city purchased the truck about a month and a half ago, Battalion Chief Ron Duncan said. Before the fire department started using it, a firefighter drove it to a Dodge dealership in Hermiston for service.
- PUB DATE: 7/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Tri-City Herald - Metered Site