Issuing Officer: Dan Crotty
Incident Location: 5928 6th Ave
Incident Type: Apartment Fire
Narrative: At 8:11 p.m. 10 companies of Tacoma firefighters, 5 engines, 2 ladders, 2 medic units and command staff responded to a reported apartment fire.
First arriving companies found smoke showing from a ground floor unit of the two story multi-unit apartment building. The fire was contained to the apartment of origin and primary search and rescue revealed that one adult occupant was deceased upon our arrival.
Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire. There were no other injuries to report.
UPDATE 10/19/10: Investigators have determined that the fire started when the occupant accidentally caught their clothing on fire on a burner on the stove. The fire resulted in $1,700 of damage to the property and contents and did not displace any other tenants in the building.
