Update: House fire in 7300 block of 35th SW

(Photos by Christopher Boffoli for WSB)
1:42 AM: Right now fire crews are at the scene of a house-fire call in the 7300 block of 35th SW. Scanner traffic indicates it’s fairly small; it appears to be between an exterior deck and a wall, and most of the units that responded have been dismissed. 35th is closed at Webster, though.

2:05 AM: Christopher Boffoli is there for WSB. (A couple of TV crews have come over from downtown to check it out too; it’s been a quiet night citywide till this.) He reports a man and woman were inside when the fire broke out but got out OK; nobody is injured. They also brought out a pet bird but are trying to find their cat. Christopher reports the fire started in a “back corner of the house,” though the actual cause is still being determined.

We’ll check back with SFD later this morning to see what they found out about how it started.

11:16 AM: Lt. Sue Stangl in the SFD communications office says they haven’t received a report yet on the cause.

2 Replies to "Update: House fire in 7300 block of 35th SW"

  • Brian C May 12, 2011 (9:36 am)

    Nice work SFD. It helps that the fire station is so close. I’m glad if I ever need the men and women at station 37 that they are near by.

  • pampire May 12, 2011 (1:40 pm)

    This is my neighbors’ house and I managed to sleep through the whole thing! I haven’t seen Zorro, the kitty, yet, but Lisa said everyone made it out OK. She credits the smoke detector with getting them out in time. Check your batteries everyone!

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