An unattended candle caused a small fire inside a home on the 8300 block of 28th Ave NW late Sunday night. The family evacuated their home quickly and no one was injured.
The fire started when the candle lit a desk full of papers and books on fire; the flames then burned a window casing above the desk and caught the window blinds on fire. When Seattle Firefighters arrived, a neighbor had already used a dry chemical on the fire to knock it down, according to SFD’s Kyle Moore.
The family was allowed to re-occupy the home after firefighters cleared the smoke. According to the SFD, the damage estimate is $3,500.
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