2 Bellevue Families Displaced After Apartment Fire

Bellevue WA

09 December, 2021

2:31 PM

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BELLEVUE, WA — An apartment fire in the Eastgate area prompted a large emergency response Thursday morning and left two families in need of a home, according to the Bellevue Fire Department. Firefighters arrived at an apartment complex on Southeast 43rd Street shortly after 10 a.m., responding to a reported kitchen fire inside the building. Crews had the fire knocked down in just a few minutes and a search found no victims in need of treatment, officials said. Photos from earlier in the incident. pic.twitter.com/9aquOJaudl— Bellevue Fire Dept (@BvueFD) December 9, 2021 Damage from the fire displaced two families at the complex, and Red Cross Northwest is working to find them a place to stay. Information on the fire's cause was not immediately available.