Firefighters stopped a fire from spreading through a home in the Alderwood Manor area of Lynnwood Saturday morning, South County Fire said.
Firefighters contained the fire to an electric water heater in the garage, South County Fire said in a social media post. No one was home at the time except a dog that was not injured.
“This is a good reminder to test your smoke alarms,” the post said. “Replaceable batteries should be changed at least every year. Replace all smoke alarms older than 10 years.
Smoke detectors are important. In this case, I would be investigating the electrical panel to determine why the circuit breaker didn’t trip at the time of the electrical fault.
I suspect an old panel with improper grounding
Smoke detectors are not required in garages.
Good advice!