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Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Yahoo
One dead in Pierce County house fire on July 4. Cause under investigation
One person was killed in a house fire early on the Fourth of July in the Wauna area, the Key Peninsula Fire Department reports. The blaze broke out at 2:17 a.m. in the 7500 block of 144th Street Court Northwest, Key Peninsula Fire Department spokesperson Anne Nesbit wrote in an email and text exchange. Key Peninsula Fire and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One units were dispatched to the scene. As of Tuesday afternoon, she wrote that the cause remains under investigation. A second house fire broke out at 7:35 a.m. that morning in the 16800 block of 154th Street Northwest, on the northern part of the Key Peninsula. Officials believe the cause was electrical but are still investigating, Nesbit told The News Tribune. Key Peninsula Fire relied on support from Gig Harbor, South Kitsap and Mason County firefighters to fight the flames until crews could 'break from the first fire,' she wrote. She added that neither fire was linked to fireworks, though the fire department received eight other calls that day that were related to fireworks. No firefighters were injured, Nesbit wrote. The American Red Cross is providing support for the two families who were 'devastated' by the two structure fires, the fire department wrote in a Facebook post. Nesbit wrote that the Pierce County Fire Marshal will determine the causes of the fires. The Medical Examiner's Office has not yet released the name of the person who died, and Nesbit said she was not able to confirm the person's age or gender.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Yahoo
2 injured, airlifted after propane truck, tank fire in Gig Harbor, WA
The Brief Two people were critically injured in a propane truck and tank fire in Gig Harbor on Wednesday. Fire crews extinguished the blaze and cooled nearby tanks to prevent further hazards. The fire involved a 120-gallon propane tank and 3,200-gallon propane truck. GIG HARBOR, Wash. - Two people were seriously injured in a large propane fire that happened in Gig Harbor on Wednesday. What we know The incident was initially reported at 2 p.m. as a possible gas leak at a Cenex gas station along 66th Avenue Northwest near State Route 16. Upon arrival, crews encountered an active fire involving a 120-gallon propane tank and 3,200-gallon propane truck, according to Gig Harbor Fire. Fire crews successfully extinguished the fire and worked to cool nearby tanks to prevent further incidents. The public was advised to avoid the area as emergency personnel worked. Two people sustained injures in the fire, and were later airlifted from Peninsula High School to Harboview Medical Center. They arrived at the hospital in critical condition. A photo shared by Gig Harbor Fire shows a tanker truck cab completely destroyed, likely engulfed by the earlier fire. What we don't know It's currently unknown what caused the propane fire. The Source Information in this story came from Gig Harbor Fire and Harboview Medical Center. Anti-ICE protesters clash with police at Seattle Federal Building Home of Seattle rapper Macklemore invaded, nanny maced: police 2 dead after 'tragic' bus accident at Seattle retirement home WA deputies arrest teens for pistol-whipping boy, armed robberies Cyberattack hits supplier to Whole Foods and PCC; could impact store supplies To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
