Dog injured, people are okay after the house fire in Pasco Sunday

Pasco, Washington – firefighters reacted on a house fire on the Concord Drive in Pasco on Sunday evening.

Shortly after 11:30 p.m., the call to help witnesses how flames came from the back of a house on the 5700 block of the Concord Drive.

Pasco Police Department officials were the first to get into the crime scene. They checked to ensure that everyone in the house was safe and then went next door to ensure that the neighbors closest to the fire were also output.

Firefighters said one of the greatest concerns was the wind. When firefighters came to the scene, there were heavy smoke and flames on the veranda and burned into the house. The first firefighting team was working to extinguish the fire and arrived as other crews, the Providence Lane and the Concord Drive were closed for traffic to make room for several rescue vehicles. It took a little more than five minutes to provide the flames and firefighting teams to the hotspots and to evaluate the damage.

Firefighters said the cause of the fire was still being examined. A dog in the house at the time of the fire was injured and taken to be treated. Firefighters and the people in the house are fine. The American Red Cross was called to help with living space and basic needs. The back veranda of the house was badly damaged by fire and parts of the house have smoke and water damage.

Firefighters from the Pasco fire brigade, Richland Fire Department and Franklin County Fire District 3 responded to the fire.