Fire causes evacuation from Haggen Food Store in Auburn

Published 8:18 pm Thursday, February 25, 2016

Customers and employees inside the Auburn Haggen Food Store were forced to evacuate when a fire broke out near the deli area at 5:52 p.m. Thursday.

No injuries were reported.

The store suffered significant smoke and water damage.

As Valley Regional Fire Authority crews approached the scene, they could see a large column of smoke coming from the store, located at 1406 Lake Tapps Parkway SE in the Lakeland Hills area of Auburn.

Firefighters from the VRFA, Kent, South King Fire & Rescue and East Pierce Fire & Rescue fought the fire from both inside the building and on the roof.

The majority of the flames were extinguished in under 10 minutes.