Explosion at Apartment Building in Tacoma Prompts Evacuations

Explosion in electrical room forces evacuation of 8 Tacoma apartment buildings

Eight buildings in Tacoma were evacuated Sunday after an explosion in an apartment complex. Tacoma fire crews responded to the explosion at 6400 S. 12th St. around 5:30 p.m., the fire department stated on X. 6400 S 12th St, 5:37pm – Tacoma Fire is responding to an explosion at an apartment complex. There was smoke coming from an electrical conduit, alarms sounded, a resident pulled the alarm. We are actively evacuating buildings in the complex …

Tacoma apartment explosion causes dozens to evacuate

Fire crews responded to the alarm on the 6400 block of South 12th Street after 5:30 p.m. An explosion happened after the crews had been there for 20 minutes.

Explosion at apartment building in Tacoma prompts evacuations

Tacoma Fire Department crews are at the scene assessing the danger.

Explosion Rocks Tacoma, WA, Apartment Building as Crews Investigating

The explosion occurred when Tacoma firefighters entered an electrical room and shut power off.