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House fire kills dog, displaces four adults

LAKE STEVENS — Four adults were displaced and a dog was killed Saturday afternoon when a home east of Lake Stevens was destroyed in a fire.

Firefighters arrived about 3:05 p.m. in the 19010 block of OK Mill Road to find a two-story house completely engulfed in flames, Lake Stevens Battalion Chief Larry Huff said.

No one was injured, but the structure was a total loss. Investigators believe the fire may have started in the home’s chimney, Huff said.

The family rented the property as a farm and kept pigs, cows and sheep, said Kris Krischano, spokesman for the American Red Cross of Snohomish County. The farm animals were not injured.

The Red Cross provided temporary lodging, food and clothing to the four adults, Krischano said.

Gold Bar: Off-road accident injures man

A young man was taken by helicopter to a hospital after injuring his back in an off-road riding accident near Gold Bar on Sunday, according to police.

Search and rescue workers were called to Reiter Pit, a popular off-road motorbiking area east of Gold Bar, after the accident Sunday afternoon, said Rebecca Hover, spokeswoman for the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. The exact time of the call was not available Sunday.

The man is believed to be in his late teens or early 20s, Hover said.

King County’s helicopter, Guardian One, hoisted the man out and it’s believed he was taken to Valley General Hospital in Monroe, Hover said. His condition was unavailable Sunday night.

Lynnwood: Man hospitalized after fire

A man was taken to a hospital after a fire on Friday destroyed his trailer home north of Lynnwood.

The trailer was already engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived about 9:10 p.m. at the RV park in the 15300 block of 35th Ave. W., Snohomish County Fire District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes said.

The man was taken to Stevens Hospital in Edmonds for treatment for smoke exposure, Hynes said.

Nobody else was injured, and the American Red Cross of Snohomish County provided temporary housing, food and clothing to the man.

A nearby trailer sustained some heat damage.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Snohomish County fire marshal.

From Herald staff reports

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