Neighbor helps rescue person from house fire in Monroe

The Fire Marshal is investigating if an electric blanket used outside the house for cats may have caused the blaze.

MONROE, Wash. — One person was hospitalized due to smoke inhalation and cuts after a neighbor helped rescue them from a house fire in Monroe on Wednesday morning. 

The fire department said they were investigating a heating blanket used outside for cats as the potential cause. 

Crews responded to the fire in the 13800 block of Chain Lake Road near Rainier View Road around 5:37 a.m. on Wednesday, Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue said. 

Two adults and a child escaped the fire