UPDATE: House fire at 13th/Cloverdale (updated with cause)

(Added: Reader photo, posted by Mia in comments)

11:14 AM: SFD has a full response going to what’s described as an attic fire in the 8400 block of 13th SW [near Cloverdale]. First arriving crews report “flames from the roof.”

(WSB photos from here down)

11:22 AM: Everyone inside is reported to have gotten out OK. Firefighters say they’re “making progress on the fire.”

11:28 AM: Firefighters report the fire is under control.

11:40 AM: Our crew at the scene reports it’s now “tapped” (out). SFD confirms no injuries; their investigator is on the way.

WEDNESDAY UPDATE: SFD spokesperson Kaila Lafferty says, “The cause of the fire in the 8500 block of 13th Ave SW was ruled accidental, started as a food-on-stove fire that spread through the kitchen and into the attic of the home.”

(Added: SFD photo)

Mia October 15, 2024 (11:23 am)

Just drove past. Super smoky, many people are out on their lawns checking out the situation. Counted at least 6 fire/emergency vehicles.

WSB October 15, 2024 (11:43 am)

Thank you. Took our crew a while to get there.

morealex October 15, 2024 (12:22 pm)

I overheard one of the residents being interviewed – may have even been by a WSB reporter, don’t know. Sounds like source was from the stove – cooking something, and a spark flew up through the fan vent and then from there sparked something else, and… yeah. I’m sure there’s plenty more to the story, of course, that’s just a snippet I overheard. Does sound like everyone is fine, “including the dog,” I heard one of the firefighters say to someone. Plenty of neighborhood gawkers, I was definitely one of them. Lots of people taking pics and video on their phones. Just glad everyone is ok.

WSB October 15, 2024 (12:54 pm)

Not us, and this was unlikely to draw any other media; might have been the SFD investigator.
Neighbor October 15, 2024 (1:40 pm)

Am I doing something wrong? How do you create sparks when cooking? Were they cooking over a wood burning flame?
- Rara October 16, 2024 (8:32 am)
  
  Neighbor, a fire on a stove can go directly up the vent above the stove. Due to grease in that vent the fire can go directly up to the attic. It happened to our house when I was a kid. Good reminder to clean your vents.