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Mercer Island firefighters respond to house fire

Published 1:11 pm Thursday, July 14, 2011

Mercer Island firefighters responded to a fire alarm in 9300 block of S.E. 59th Street on Thursday afternoon. A candle caught part of a countertop on fire.
Mercer Island firefighters responded to a fire alarm in 9300 block of S.E. 59th Street on Thursday afternoon. A candle caught part of a countertop on fire.

The Mercer Island Fire Department responded to a fire in the 9300 block of S.E. 59th St. Thursday at 12:30 p.m.

The homeowner left a candle burning which partially melted some of a countertop according to battalion chief Darrel Gordon, at the scene.

Workers at a new home under construction next door, heard the alarm and called the fire department.

The fire is still under investigation.