Neighbor sees smoke, alerts Port Angeles family to fire

PORT ANGELES — A Sunday morning attic fire at a home at South Laurel and 11th streets could have been a close call for a Port Angeles family.

Three residents were inside sleeping when a neighbor saw smoke coming from the attic, said Lt. Kelly Ziegler of the Port Angeles Fire Department.

The fire department responded at 10 a.m. and had the fire out within 20 minutes, Ziegler said.

“There was minimal damage. The fire was very small,” he said.

There was some smoke in the home, and the home did have smoke detectors installed, he said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.