RENTON, Wash. — Ten adults, three children and some pets were displaced on New Year's Eve after a fire broke out at an apartment complex Sunday morning.
According to the Renton Regional Fire Authority, fire crews were dispatched to 360 Taylor Avenue NW for reports of heavy fire from the center of the building.
Arriving units discovered multiple apartment units on fire and the fire was upgraded to a two-alarm so more resources could be dispatched.
Renton Regional Fire Authority Public Information Office Ashlinn Phipps said no injuries were reported but one cat was rescued.
"Uninhabitable," said Robert Sundin, one of the residents without a home after the fire. "They say it's got about two inches of water in there, so who knows what my stuff is like. Who knows what the actual damage of the structure of the walls or anything is? I haven't been able to go up and take a look yet."
However, Sundin is grateful he's able to stay in another unit in the complex with his two beloved cats, who were saved while he was away.
"Both of them were rescued," Sundin said. "They were resuscitated. They were found unconscious. They did a great job bringing them safely back to me and I'm thankful for it."
Although Sundin's cats made it out okay, volunteers with the Red Cross said another cat was killed in the fire.
"Emergency help that will help them maybe go to a hotel tonight, or they can use it for food, they can use what we give them for clothing because they just had what they had on," said Karen Larson, a volunteer with Red Cross.
The Red Cross said it received the call requesting assistance and will be on the scene. In total seven apartment units were impacted displacing 10 adults, three children and some cats. The Red Cross said it is still determining the needs of those displaced.
Investigators will determine the cause of the fire.
"It's tough any day," Larson said. "But what we told them I guess just to make it a little bit lighter is maybe next year will be better. So it starts tomorrow, and we'll do what we can to help them out and it's a tough thing to go through."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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