TACOMA, Wash. — Two people are injured and 13 people are left with no place to stay after an apartment fire in Tacoma Saturday morning.
The fire broke out at a building on the 1200 block of North Pearl Street. The Tacoma Fire Department first tweeted about the fire at 3:13 a.m. Crews reported smoke coming from the second floor of the building.
After an investigation, crews concluded a cooking fire on the first floor spread to second and third-floor units.
Two occupants of the building were injured and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The Red Cross is assisting 13 people with finding a place to stay. Three units in the apartment building were destroyed.