Person dies after house fire near Fairwood

Published 11:40 am Monday, February 16, 2026

A person reportedly died in a home that caught fire near the Fairwood neighborhood.

Puget Sound Fire, Renton Regional Fire Authority and King County Medic One responded to a residential fire in the 19700 block of 138th Avenue Southeast in the early morning of Feb. 13. When firefighters arrived, they were told that one person was still inside the home.

According to Puget Sound Fire, firefighters located the person and removed him from the home, but the person died at the scene. The King County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.