Fire damages house near Orting. Firefighters rescue cat as flames consume garage
Orting Valley Fire & Rescue had to overcome a few challenges Tuesday afternoon.
Around 6 p.m. Sept. 27, the fire department received a call about people stuck inside a house while fire erupted in a detached garage. The house was on the outskirts of the city near Orville Road East and Card Road East.
Crews arrived about eight minutes after they received the call. The two adults stuck in the house got out before the fire department arrived, fire chief Zane Gibson said. Crews also located a cat in the house shortly after. No one was injured.
“It was challenging with a really good outcome,” Gibson said.
The house sat on a narrow, one-lane road, making it difficult for multiple vehicles to come through. There was no water supply nearby, which required the fire department to bring three water tender trucks that held 9,000 gallons of water total.
The fire department placed a fire watch on the site overnight and didn’t finish extinguishing the fire until the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 28. The fire damaged a garage, vehicle and part of the house. About 30 firefighters responded to the scene, Gibson said.
East Pierce Fire & Rescue as well as Graham Fire & Rescue also responded to the scene. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
