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2 injured, 13 displaced after fire breaks out at Tacoma apartment building

Jan 29, 2022, 9:33 AM | Updated: Jan 31, 2022, 9:54 am

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Fire in Tacoma early Saturday morning. (KIRO 7)

(KIRO 7)

Two people were injured after a fire broke out at an apartment building in Tacoma early Saturday morning.

Crews arrived at the scene in the 1200 block of North Pearl Street around 3 a.m. and saw flames and smoke spreading across the second floor of the three-story apartment building.

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The fire eventually spread to the third floor of the building before crews were able to get it under control.

Two people were injured as a result of the fire and were transported in stable condition to a local hospital.

Three apartment units were destroyed in the fire, displacing 13 people from their homes.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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