KENNEWICK, Wash. – UPDATE April 1
According to the Kennewick Fire Department, the fire from Friday displaced as many as 24 people.
The Red Cross reportedly started the process of helping a family of nine, which lived in one of the damaged apartment units and had nowhere else to go over Easter weekend.
Disaster Response Team supervisor Terry Liikala said they were able to help the predominantly non-English speaking family thanks to the help of their bilingual eldest son.
ORIGINAL COVERAGE March 29
An apartment in Kennewick caught fire Friday afternoon and was kept from spreading by fire sprinklers, according to Kennewick Fire Department Chief Chad Michael.
Michael says the fire, located on the 1000 block of West Fifth Avenue, was contained with fire sprinklers to a fourth floor apartment unit before crews arrived.
All residents of the apartment building are allowed to reenter the building except the apartment which caught fire, according to Michael.
The cause is currently unknown and is under investigation by KFD. No injuries were reported from the fire, which is now out.
More information will be revealed later in a press release.
