As storms rolled through South King County on Friday, Puget Sound Fire crews spent the day juggling a wave of weather-related calls and two separate residential blazes. One person suffered serious injuries in the earlier house fire and was taken to a Seattle-area hospital, while a later two-story blaze burned for roughly 90 minutes before firefighters finally knocked it down. Both incidents remain under investigation.
According to Puget Sound Fire, crews were first dispatched at 11:18 a.m. to a home in the 11800 block of SE 274th Street. Firefighters had that blaze under control in about 45 minutes, and one person was treated for serious injuries and transported to a Seattle-area hospital. At 2:42 p.m., units were sent to the 26400 block of 137th Avenue SE, where crews found a two-story house with fire on both floors and extinguished that incident in roughly 90 minutes. Valley Regional Fire Authority, Skyway Fire and King County Medic One assisted at the scenes, and the causes of both fires are under investigation.
Storms Strained Crews Across Region
The two house fires hit on a day when gusty weather was already stretching emergency resources. According to the National Weather Service, wind advisories were in effect for much of the Puget Sound area, with gusts expected to top 40–50 mph. Those conditions contributed to downed trees, scattered power outages and a spike in calls for service across King and Snohomish counties, as reported by Bellevue Reporter. Taken together, the storm alerts and local reports highlight just how busy crews across the region were that week.
Puget Sound Fire Coverage And Mutual Aid
Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority serves communities including Kent, Covington, Maple Valley, SeaTac and Tukwila and frequently coordinates mutual aid with neighboring departments, according to the Puget Sound Fire website. That regional setup means crews from multiple districts often work side by side when storms or larger fires trigger overlapping emergencies. Officials remind residents to steer clear of downed power lines and to call 911 for life-threatening incidents.
The department said both blazes remain under investigation, and its Facebook post includes photos from the scenes. Officials have not released a cause for either fire as investigators continue to gather information.
