Kirkland Fire Destroys One House, Damages Another

Kirkland fire authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed an abandoned house and then spread to a nearby home on Tuesday evening, said Kirkland Fire Department spokesperson Robin Paster.

The Kirkland Fire Department responded at 9:30 p.m. to the 12800 block of North East 70th Place, where the first house was already fully engulfed in flames.

The fire spread to tall trees and then to the second story of a neighboring residence.

Inside the second house were a married couple, two dogs and a cat.

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The couple evacuated, but firefighters needed to rescue the cat.

Firefighters kept the fire in the second house from spreading beyond the second floor, Paster said, but the abandoned house could not be saved.

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Investigators have not yet said what caused the fire.

On Sunday, four people were arrested by Kirkland Police Department for being in the home, but fire authorities do not know if that incident is related.