Neighbor explains how she escaped Lynnwood apartment fire that took the life of a neighbor

The Brief

  • A woman in her 30s was found dead after a late-night apartment fire in Lynnwood on Sunday.
  • The fire started on the first floor, injured one man, and forced about 20 people — including 10 children — from their homes.
  • The cause of the fire is still under investigation by the Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office.

LYNNWOOD, Wash. A woman was found dead after a fire swept through a Lynnwood apartment building late Sunday night.

Firefighters were called out to a building at 16028 44th Avenue at around 11:40 p.m.

Yolanda, her husband and two children were asleep when the fire tore through the apartment next door.

“It’s in the next apartment, the fire,” said Yolanda, who escaped the fire with her family. “I’m yelling for my kids, ‘Go outside. Go outside.’”

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS