SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. — Five people and two pets escaped safely from a fire at a Spokane Valley duplex on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Spokane Valley Fire Department, a fire started on the back deck of a duplex on East Boone Avenue and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Four adults, a child, a cat and a dog made it out safely, according to the SVFD, but were displaced by the fire.
Spokane County Fire Departments 8 and 9 along with the City of Spokane Fire Department also responded, according to a tweet from SVFD Chief Bryan Collins. The two pets that escaped were a cat and a dog, according to Collins' tweet.
SVFD spokesperson Julie Happy said crews have started cleaning up and an investigator is on scene.
