EDMONDS – A family of four was hospitalized early Tuesday after escaping a fire that gutted their two-story home.
A man and three children were taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after suffering smoke inhalation, Edmonds Battalion Chief Bob Schmitt said.
The family awoke shortly before 3 a.m. when their smoke detector went off, Battalion Chief Steve Allison said.
The fire at 17026 67th Ave. W. apparently started in the living room, Allison said. The cause is under investigation.
The blaze caused an estimated $325,000 damage to the house.
Everett: Man who died at party is identified
A man who died during a party Saturday has been identified as Hoang Nguyen of Everett.
Nguyen, 31, was found bleeding and semiconscious at a south Everett apartment about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Everett police Sgt. Boyd Bryant said Tuesday.
Witnesses told police Nguyen fell through a glass coffee table, Bryant said. But a preliminary examination by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office found that Nguyen may have died from other injuries.
Nguyen’s cause and manner of death are under investigation, according to the medical examiner’s office, which performed an autopsy on Monday. Police are investigating Nguyen’s death as suspicious, Bryant said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Everett Police Department tip line at 425-257-8450.
Bayside neighbors, Kimberly Clark meet
Bayside neighbors will hear from Kimberly Clark representatives at 7:30 p.m. today in the Everett Public Library auditorium, 2702 Hoyt Ave.
Kimberly Clark will answer questions on air quality, pollution and health hazards.
Community Transit plans work session
Community Transit’s board of directors will hold a work session at 3 p.m. Thursday to discuss the agency’s proposed 2005 budget.
The meeting will be the board’s second chance to look at chief executive officer Joyce Olson’s $84.2 million budget, an increase of $5.4 million from 2003.
A public hearing is set for Nov. 4. The board will adopt a budget Dec. 2.
Thursday’s meeting will be at 7100 Hardeson Road in Everett. The building is on Everett Transit Route 8.
For more information, go to www.communitytransit.org or call 425-348-7100.
Lynnwood: CO gas sends six to hospital
Six employees at Linton Industries were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide.
Employees were using a forklift to move stock inside a building, and carbon monoxide built up, Lynnwood Fire Lt. Roger Portmann said.
Employees reported having headaches and feeling nauseated and weak around 1:30 p.m., Portmann said. They were taken to Stevens Hospital in Edmonds, where their conditions were unavailable because of a federal privacy law.
Portmann said tests found the area had more than 10 times the permissible level of carbon monoxide.
The company has about 90 employees.
Linton Industries is a metal manufacturing company at 6306 202nd St. SW.
From Herald staff reports
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