One injured, several displaced after fire damages Kendall home

Firefighters responded to a house fire in north Whatcom County that left one person injured and six others without a home.

The fire was reported around 6:45 p.m. Monday in the 7000 block of Apache Drive in Kendall. When firefighters arrived, they saw flames and smoke coming from the residence, a double-wide modular home.

Crews extinguished the fire, but the home received heavy damage from fire, heat, smoke and water, according to Whatcom Fire District 14 Chief Jerry DeBruin.

The American Red Cross has contacted the people who were displaced by the fire. The injured person was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham for symptoms related to smoke inhalation, DeBruin said.

The fire started in a back bedroom, according to DeBruin, although the exact cause remains under investigation by the Whatcom County Fire Marshal’s Office.

Jack Belcher

The Bellingham Herald

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Jack Belcher covers transportation and recreation for The Bellingham Herald. He graduated from Central Washington University with a degree in digital journalism in 2020 and joined the staff in September 2022. Belcher resides in Bellingham.