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Cooking oil ignites Lynnwood apartment fire, displaces 18

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, August 3, 2016

By Eric Stevick

Cooking oil ignites Lynnwood apartment fire, displaces 18
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Cooking oil ignites Lynnwood apartment fire, displaces 18
A fire at a Lynnwood apartment complex Wednesday morning damaged 5 units, displacing 18 people. (Lynnwood Fire Dept.)
Fire crews responded to an early morning fire at an apartment complex in Lynnwood. (Lynnwood Fire Dept.)

LYNNWOOD — Eighteen people lost their homes early Wednesday morning after a pan of cooking oil ignited and sparked a fire that spread through an apartment complex in Lynnwood.

The Snohomish County Fire Marshal estimates the damage to be upwards of $500,000.

The apartment complex at 17422 52nd Ave. W has a total of eight units, five of which sustained damage. Twelve adults and six children lost their homes.

The two-alarm fire was reported around 3:00 a.m. with Lynnwood Fire, Snohomish County fire districts 1 and 7 and Mukilteo Fire converging on the scene.

There were no injuries. The Snohomish County Chapter of the American Red Cross and Support Seven are assisting the displaced residents.

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