City of Pullman Firefighters extinguished a kitchen fire inside an apartment on Military Hill Tuesday night.
Crews were called to the blaze on Webb Street around 9:30. The fire was mostly extinguished by a resident by the time firefighters arrived. The man used sand and a garden hose to knocked down the flames. He was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
The fire caused about 5,000 dollars in damage to the kitchen and caused smoke damage for the adjacent apartment upstairs. The fire displaced a family of 6 who ended up staying with relatives. The occupants of the upstairs unit were also displaced and went to a friend’s home.
The fire was caused by cooking that was left unattended. Oil that was being heated up to make french fries caught fire.
The blaze triggered a second alarm which brought in Whitman County Fire District 12 Volunteers based in Pullman to assist.