The Redmond Fire Department (RFD) responded to a three-alarm fire at the Sixty-01 apartment complex in the 6000 block of 140th Avenue Northeast in Redmond on Saturday afternoon.
There have been no reports of serious injuries to firefighters or tenants and the fire was reportedly under control according to a report at 5 p.m. but some pets are believed to have been killed in the blaze.
Mike Hilley with RFD said he believes two or three units were damaged and investigators are still trying to determine the cause.
The fire started in the late afternoon at the complex and according to the Redmond Police Department Twitter page, resulted in Old Redmond Road being closed. The road was reopened by about 6 p.m. Saturday.
In addition to RFD, units from Kirkland, Bellevue and Eastside fire departments all responded to the incident and Kirkland engine 22 was the first on the scene, according to the Kirkland Firefighter’s Facebook page.
In all, 21 emergency vehicles responded to the fire.