A 2 and 1/2-story house in Frelard went up in flames last night, according to the Seattle Fire Department's Fire Line blog.

At 10:08 p.m., dispatchers at the fire alarm center received the call. When firefighters arrived, the whole house was already lit up. It took 72 firefighters 25 minutes to bring the fire under control and nearly an hour to completely extinguish the flames.

The cause of the fire was a burning candle which ignited gasoline vapors on the ground extending to the car. From the car, a 1994 Subaru Loyale parked in the driveway, the flames jumped to the garage, the deck and to the attic of the house. Firefighters were able to contain the flames to the one home and prevented it from extending to nearby structures.

Medics transported a female patient to Harborview Medical Center with second degree burns on her hands.

The fire investigator said the fire caused extensive damage to the structure and the contents. The damage estimate is $401,625.

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