Family Displaced By Kitchen Fire At Plum Tree Park Apartments

An unattended pot left on a burning stove can turn into a dangerous fire in mere minutes.

One family at the Plum Tree Park Apartments in the 200 block of Southwest 5th Place learned this lesson the hard way.

Renton Fire and Emergency Services responded to a kitchen fire just before 9 p.m. on Tuesday. Although the fire was extinguished by the sprinkler system prior to fire department arrival, the family was displaced due to damage caused by the fire. No injuries were reported.

Battalion 13, Engine 11, Aid 22, Engine 22, Engine 13, Engine 14, Ladder 11 and Battalion 12 responded to the incident. Firefighters shut down the sprinkler system, ventilated the apartment and provided other salvage operations, according to Officials.

The call closed just before 10 p.m.

In August, Renton Fire and Emergency Services reported that the total property damage cause by kitchen fire this year alone had reached $1,000,000 in the Greater Renton Service Area.