SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash – A garage attached to a duplex at 2022 S Fawn Drive caught fire late at night on Monday and was extinguished with no injuries reported, according to the Spokane Valley Fire Department (SVFD).
The SVFD along with the Spokane County Fire District 8 responded to the fire after receiving reports from multiple individuals, none of whom knew if the fire had spread to either of the duplex units.
The residents living in the duplex units were reportedly at home during the fire, which caused the SVFD to upgrade the response to a second alarm. After arriving and finding that the occupants had evacuated their homes safely on their own and there were no other individuals inside, the second alarm response was canceled.
The fire was extinguished within 10 minutes of the first engine’s arrival.
While the fire did not spread to the duplex units, smoke had extended to the attic space. Firefighters entered the structure to both remove the smoke using positive pressure fans and to also check to see if the fire had impacted the living space.
None of the residents of the duplex units were found to have medical issues related to the fire after being evaluated by the SVFD, and they were able to return to their homes once air quality was confirmed to be safe.
The cause of the fire is under investigation and no firefighters or civilians were injured, according to the SVFD.
