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Tukwila Fire Department News Event for Immediate Release Date: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 Time: 9:55 AM At 12:39 am, on July 5, 2011, Tukwila Fire Department responded to a single family dwelling house fire. Tukwila was assisted by units from King County Fire District 20, (Skyway). Upon arrival of our first engine, crews found a well involved van fire, parked under a second story deck and up next to the house. Fire had spread from the van to the exterior walls of the house and to the overhead deck. Crews were notified by Tukwila Police that there were live fireworks still in the van. They made a rapid attack on the van and extinguished the fire before any of the un -used fireworks exploded. The family had been to a neighborhood fireworks show and helped clean up the mess. They brought some of the spent fireworks, along with some unused ones back home in the van. Unknown to them, some of the spent shells, which were inside the van, still had hot ambers that caught fire after they parked the van. An occupant in the home smelled smoke and called 911. Investigators want to remind everyone that fireworks shells can smolder for hours after they have gone off. It is best to douse the shells in a bucket of water to make sure they are out. Damage to the house is estimated to be between $50,000 and $75,000. No civilians or firefighters were injured by the fire. American Red Cross was called to assist the family with housing for the night. If you should need any information regarding this incident you may reach me, Battalion Chief Martin F. Grisham, PIO for Tukwila Fire Department.. You can reach me at 206 971 -8740, or 206 571 -3427. If this news release reached you in error, please contact our office at 206 -575 -4404 so that we may correct the information in our database.