Fatal house fire in Seattle’s Cherry Hill claims life of 87-year-old woman
Mar 27, 2026, 7:31 AM
Seattle Fire respond to a house fire on 20th Avenue in Seattle’s Cherry Hill neighborhood. (Photo courtesy of Seattle Fire)
(Photo courtesy of Seattle Fire)
An 87-year-old woman died from a house fire in Seattle’s Cherry Hill neighborhood Thursday evening.
The Seattle Fire Department was called to respond to a house fire that broke out just before 6 p.m. Thursday on 20th Avenue, near the Garfield Playfield.
Fire crews extinguished the fire in about 10 minutes, with firefighters pulling an elderly woman out of the home.
Crews are responding to a fire in the 700 block of 20th Ave. Crews on scene have water on the fire. Please avoid the area.
— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) March 27, 2026
“Crews attempted lifesaving measures on the patient, but unfortunately, she was declared deceased at the scene,” Seattle Fire reported.
The medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of her death.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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