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Heating pad was apparent cause of house fire in Miller Bay Estates

Published 9:14 am Thursday, March 13, 2014

Flames were seen coming out of windows during a house fire in Miller Bay Estates March 12. The fire appears to have been started by a heating pad left in a bed. Fire damage was limited to the upstairs.
Flames were seen coming out of windows during a house fire in Miller Bay Estates March 12. The fire appears to have been started by a heating pad left in a bed. Fire damage was limited to the upstairs.

MILLER BAY — The top floor of a home in Miller Bay Estates was damaged by fire in the afternoon of March 12.

The fire is suspected to have been caused by a heating pad left unattended in a bed, according to a press release from North Kitsap Fire & Rescue.

Poulsbo and North Kitsap fire crews were called to the home on Sea Vista Avenue at 3:06 p.m., after receiving a call from a neighbor. Crews reported seeing smoke and flames from an upstairs bedroom window.

The fire was extinguished shortly after, limiting heat damage to the upstairs of the 1,200-square-foot home. The whole house has smoke damage. There were no injuries to residents, or firefighters. The family cat was found outside the home, with no apparent injuries.

The family, however, is uninsured; the American Red Cross responded to provide the two residents with any immediate needs.

 

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