SEATTLE — A man was found dead following a fire inside a northeast Seattle home on Saturday afternoon, and the cause is under investigation.
Seattle fire crews responded to a home on Ravenna Ave. NE around 1 p.m. for a fully-involved house fire.
"I saw flames everywhere, it went up quickly," one neighbor told KING 5.
The Seattle Fire Department said a man was found dead inside the home and an elderly woman who was inside at the time was sent to the hospital. She is in stable condition, according to SFD.
A public information officer at the scene told KING 5 that the victims were a mother and son who lived together in the home. A third person made it out of the home safely, Seattle fire told KING 5.
Another neighbor said several people had lived in the home over the years.
"It was kind of a halfway house for people down and out for any number of reasons and they'd move on. There was a lot of activity going on around here for twenty to thirty years," said the neighbor.
A firefighter at the scene also sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Seattle Police Department's Arson and Bomb Squad was also called to the scene to conduct a follow-up investigation since it was a fatal fire, Seattle fire officials said.
The Red Cross also responded to help the family.
The identities of the individuals involved have not yet been identified.
This is a developing story.
KING 5 will have updates as they become available.