Man injured by Browne's Addition apartment fire

Man injured by Browne’s Addition apartment fire

 

A man was treated by paramedics and transported to the hospital today with non-life-threatening injuries sustained from a fire in his Browne’s Addition apartment, which Spokane firefighters quickly confined to his unit.

 

Firefighters were called to the fire at 2321 W. Second Avenue at 8:05 am and discovered a heavily involved unit on the second floor. Heavy smoke was coming from unit 203, and another resident had helped the primary occupant evacuate his apartment.

 

Crews worked quickly to contain the fire to the individual unit and evacuate the rest of the building. The victim was treated on scene for smoke inhalation before he was transported to the hospital and is expected to recover fully.

 

The Spokane Fire Department is investigating the cause of the fire.

 

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Brian Coddington | City of Spokane | Director of Communications and Marketing

509.625.6740 | fax 509.625.6563 |bcoddington@spokanecity.org| spokanecity.org

      

 

Weekend river rescue reminder to use personal floatation devices

Weekend river rescue reminder to use personal floatation devices

 

Spokane Fire Department Swift Water Rescue Team members pulled four victims who were clinging to a tree to safety after the swift-moving Spokane River overwhelmed the inner tubes they were using. A fifth person in the group managed to make it to shore before rescuers arrived.

 

No one was injured during the Saturday afternoon incident near People’s Park, but the Spokane Fire Department strongly encouraged people on the river to use personal flotation devices and proper floatation equipment. River flows continue to be dangerous.

 

Rescue teams received a call about 1:20 pm of four people trapped in the river. Crews found the victims clinging to a tree approximately 50 feet from the shore. A fifth person had made his own way to shore.

 

Rescuers provided personal floatation devices and helmets to each of the victims and used a kayak to move them to shore one at a time. The response included 35 rescuers from the Spokane Fire Department, Spokane Police Department, Spokane Valley Fire Department, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, AMR and Life Flight.

 

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Brian Coddington | City of Spokane | Director of Communications and Marketing

509.625.6740 | fax 509.625.6563 |bcoddington@spokanecity.org| spokanecity.org