KENT, Wash. — Firefighters put out two fires that were set in Kent Thursday morning, and a third fire is under investigation.
At 4:26 a.m., Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority tweeted that two people had broken a car window on the East Hill of Kent and threw “burning materials” inside the vehicle.
The fire was put out before it spread to a nearby building.
On the East hill of Kent. 2 subjects broke a car window and threw burning materials into it. The vehicle was extinguished before it could spread to the adjacent building. A search of the trunk required our hydraulic spreaders. pic.twitter.com/QrLFumRwHb
— Puget Sound Fire (@PugetSoundFire) November 10, 2022
Fire officials said Kent police reported a similar car fire had happened in the Kent Valley and the fire marshal was investigating.
At 5:13 a.m., PSF tweeted about a dumpster fire near the Fred Meyer store on Kent’s East Hill. Firefighters quickly put out the flames before they spread.
Fire officials have not said if the fires are believed to be related.
Onto the next, a dumpster fire near the Kent East hill Fred Meyers was quickly extinguished with no exposure damage. A recycle dumpster next to it was untouched. pic.twitter.com/wUwCk9SzkJ
— Puget Sound Fire (@PugetSoundFire) November 10, 2022
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