Two taken to hospital after fire breaks out in rental home
SNOHOMISH COUNTY - Two people were taken to the hospital Tuesday morning after a fire broke out in a rental home in Snohomish County.
Fire crews received several 911 calls around 12:30 a.m. reporting smoke coming from a home in the 5600 block of 134th Pl. SE near Silver Firs.
A woman and her young daughter were able to make it out through a window. Another male renter, and his girlfriend, were able to exit the house when a smoke alarm sounded.
The woman and her daughter were taken to Swedish/Mill Creek as a precaution to get evaluated for smoke inhalation.
Fire investigators say the fire was contained to the home's living room area. They are still investigating the cause of the fire.