Firework ignites in family’s garage, causes extensive damage

Published 3:55 pm Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Approximately $375,000 in damages was done to a single family home after fireworks caused a fire in a family’s garage on Tuesday night.

South King Fire and Rescue firefighters responded to the house located in the South 277th Street and 48th Avenue South intersection at 11:41 p.m., the Fourth of July.

A family had been lighting off fireworks in a cul de sac when they collected up the debris and put in in their garage near a van seat, which was outside of the van. The seat later ignited and the garage went up in flames.

An additional $200,000 in home contents was damaged and the family was displaced.