Shoreline resident dies in house fire
Friday, December 5, 2025
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| Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire |
Friday morning, December 5, 2025 at approximately 8:15am, Shoreline Fire crews responded to a residential structure fire in the 1800 block of N 205th St.
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| Meridian was blocked for hours with emergency vehicles Photo by Joshua Morrison |
Upon arrival, firefighters found the home heavily involved, with significant fire showing. Entry was extremely difficult due to a large volume of personal belongings obstructing the doors and pathways inside the residence.
Firefighters located the sole resident, a single man in his 80s, and extricated him from the structure. Sadly, it was determined that he had passed away.
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| Crews remained to prevent any flare-ups Photo courtesy Shoreline Fire |
Due to the amount of material inside the home and the potential for hidden hot spots, a crew remained on scene—possibly through the night—to monitor conditions and prevent any flare-ups.
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2 comments:
So sad! I wonder how long this gentleman may have been alone before the fire even started. Prayers for his difficult passing.
So much gratitude for all the first responders.
I can’t help but wonder how many others may be living in similar situations……and we don’t know? I’ve also struggled with how to find out-knock on a door of a very unkept yard/home risking intrusion of their privacy?
I know some churches do that….any other ideas? Thank you for sharing.
I live quite close by- this man had lived in the home his whole life, parents owned previously. Bad hoarding situation. I work with an organization that works to keep elderly folks in their homes independently (Northwest Neighbors Network- wonderful group that can always use more volunteers) and spoke to him about receiving services but he turned down assistance. It broke my heart and I still feel guilty that I didn't try to do more.
I hadn't seen lights on in the house for at least a year, so my assumption is this may have started from a propane heater or something. I am desperately hoping that he passed before the fire started, or that he passed out from smoke inhalation. I too am incredibly grateful to SFD. Incredibly sad situation that feels increasingly more common.
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