UPDATE: Basement fire at house on Pigeon Point (added: cause, damage info)

5:56 PM: Seattle Fire has a full response arriving at what firefighters described to dispatch as a basement fire in a house in the 3600 block of 22nd SW on Pigeon Point [map]. Updates to come.

6:01 PM: Firefighters tell dispatch they have the fire under control. They’ve searched the house to be sure no one was inside. No word of any injuries so far.

6:13 PM: Firefighters have declared the fire “tapped” (out).

6:21 PM: As we finally arrive from the other end of the peninsula, firefighters are wrapping up. Adding photos.

6:26 PM: We talked to incident command at the scene. No one was home, no one hurt. The fire was confined to one room in the basement. SFD’s investigator is on the way to determine how it started.

ADDED WEDNESDAY: SFD tells WSB, “The fire was ruled accidental. Caused by an overheated extension cord that was plugged into a portable heater.”

2 Replies to "UPDATE: Basement fire at house on Pigeon Point (added: cause, damage info)"

  • Anna May 14, 2023 (6:13 pm)

    We live next door. Six trucks are on sight & smoke is still coming from the house.

    • Anna May 14, 2023 (6:42 pm)

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