By David Rosen

Update as of 9:00pm from SFD

February 18—Seattle Firefighters contained a fire at a 3-story West Seattle home to a laundry room. At 6:04p.m. neighbors called 911 to report a fire at the home located in the 4000 block of 52nd Avenue SW.

Engine Company 29 arrived first at the newly remodeled home. Heavy black smoke poured from the front door once firefighters forced entry. Within 11 minutes of arriving, crews controled the flames. In less than a quarter hour, firefighters completely extinguished the fire.

Firefighter’s aggressive actions contained the fire to a laundry room. The flames appear to originate from the dryer. The fire also burned through the washing machines water hose causing water to spurt across the laundry room and helping control the flames. The burned hose also poured about an inch of water across the floor of the home.

The homeowners were on vacation and no one was inside the home at the time of the fire. There were no reported injuries.

Seattle Fire Investigators determined the fire was an accidental fire caused by an electrical malfunction in the laundry room.

Damage estimates are $10,000 to the structure and $5,000 to the contents.

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A fire caused by a dryer broke out at 4031 52nd s.w. shortly before 6 pm Feb. 18. A neighbor called 911 and 16 units from the Seattle Fire Department responded, quickly getting the situation under control.

Firefighters entered the building and removed the dryer after the fire was extinguished.

Next door neighbor Dylan Depaulo spoke exclusively to the West Seattle Herald and said, " I first noticed an audible alarm coming from the exterior of the house and looked over and seen smoke pouring out of the laundry vent on the south side of the house and saw the orange glow of the flame through a window so I called 911 right away and they were here within minutes."

No one was at home at the time the fire started.