Man injured by Browne's Addition apartment fire

Brian Schaeffer, Fire Chief, 509.625.7002

Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 11:35 a.m.

A man was treated by paramedics and transported to the hospital today with non-life-threatening injuries sustained from a fire in his Browne’s Addition apartment, which Spokane firefighters quickly confined to his unit.

Firefighters were called to the fire at 2321 W. Second Avenue at 8:05 am and discovered a heavily involved unit on the second floor. Heavy smoke was coming from unit 203, and another resident had helped the primary occupant evacuate his apartment.

Crews worked quickly to contain the fire to the individual unit and evacuate the rest of the building. The victim was treated on scene for smoke inhalation before he was transported to the hospital and is expected to recover fully.

The Spokane Fire Department is investigating the cause of the fire.