Five people are displaced, and two dogs are missing after an early-morning house fire on Mercer Island.
Eastside Fire and Rescue says they received over 30 calls at around 1 a.m. to report hearing an explosion and a fire at a home near Lakeridge Elementary School. Some reported seeing fire spreading to grass and fences nearby.
Arriving crews found “heavy fire conditions” at a multi-story residence and had to take up a defensive position to save nearby structures from being exposed to the flames, according to Eastside Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Jon Wiseman…