Ten adults, two children and their pets are without a home after a fire broke out on New Year’s Eve at an apartment in Renton.
According to the Renton Regional Fire Authority, fire crews were dispatched to Sky Lanai Apartments on Taylor Avenue NW, for reports of heavy fire coming from the center of the building. FOX 13 spoke with the tenant who called 911.
"The flames kept getting bigger and bigger," said Daniel Watson. "I screamed ‘Fire!’ for everyone, because there were no alarms to pull, and I called the fire department."
Watson lives on the third floor and told FOX 13 the fire started in the kitchen of his apartment.
"My reaction was to get my dog Apple, and I was looking for my cat," he said. "She was stuck under the couch. I was trying to get her, and I couldn’t get her out. I had to leave, and she didn’t make it."