LAKE STEVENS – A house and two vehicles were destroyed in an early morning fire Thursday.
A passerby noticed flames about 12:30 a.m. coming from the outside of a house in the 1100 block of 18th Avenue NE. He pulled into the driveway and honked his horn, waking the couple inside, Fire District 8 Deputy Chief Dave Lingenfelter said.
The couple escaped unharmed. When firefighters arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames, Lingenfelter said. A pickup truck and car were consumed by the blaze. The loss was at least $400,000, he said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office.
Lynnwood: Police nab suspect after wild chase
Police arrested a 39-year-old man who led officers on a high-speed chase through several cities Thursday morning.
The chase began about 1:30 a.m. in Mountlake Terrace, where an officer attempted to stop the man for erratic driving, Sgt. Pete Caw said. The officer ended the pursuit when the man drove through several yards.
Lynnwood police later chased after the man. He ran from the car and was located by a police dog.
He was booked into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of drug possession and eluding police.
From Herald staff reports
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