EDMONDS — Four people were displaced after a fire broke out in a single-story home near Lake Ballinger early Sunday morning.
The fire was reported at 5:22 a.m. in the 23100 block of 75th Place W. Everyone was able to exit without injuries. An Edmonds police officer rescued a cat from inside the home.
More than 25 firefighters from Snohomish County Fire District 1 and Lynnwood Fire Department responded. It took about an hour to get the fire under control, said Leslie Hynes, public information officer for Snohomish County Fire District 1.
Firefighters called in a backhoe to break up a large, smoldering wood pile next to the house to get to all the hot spots, she said. They also had to break through a tile roof to get to a fire in the attic.
Investigators have not yet determined what caused the fire, but it appears it started on the outside of the home, then spread through the eaves into the attic.
No damage estimate was immediately available.
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