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One person escaped a burning home during an early morning fire in northeast Tacoma Thursday.
Flames were shooting from the side of the home in the 5000 block of 40th Street Northeast at 2:40 a.m.
Firefighters quickly put out the flames and kept the fire from spreading to the garage, saving a classic car from damage.
The home has heavy damage.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Fire causes heavy damage to home in NE Tacoma (5000 blk 40th St NE) at 2:42am. Occupant out safely. Cause under inv. pic.twitter.com/u7TGgYxOUo
— Tacoma Fire (@TacomaFire) January 28, 2016
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