Followup: 48th SW fire blamed on electrical malfunction

June 30, 2009 at 4:48 pm | In West Seattle fires, West Seattle news | 1 Comment

Around this time yesterday, a huge Seattle Fire Department response rushed to the 4100 block of 48th SW for what turned out to be a basement fire, nobody hurt. We just checked with SFD spokesperson Helen Fitzpatrick to get the cause: She says a waterbed heating pad ignited, catching the mattress and then the frame on fire. Damage total: $70,000. (On the WSB Facebook page, a relative of the family mentioned that while the fire damage itself wasn’t so much, there’s a lot of water damage and many keepsakes were lost.) Photo by WSB photojournalist Christopher Boffoli

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  1. “…a huge Seattle Fire Department response…”

    FYI- It was a standard House Fire response: 4 Engines, 2 Ladder Trucks, 1 Medic Unit, 1 Aid Car, and some Chiefs to manage the incident. Every reported house fire will receive the same response.

    Comment by ltfd — July 1, 09 6:30 pm #

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