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Early morning kitchen fire leaves resident with significant burns

An early morning kitchen fire left the resident of a South Hill home with significant burns.

A neighbor reported smoke coming from a home on the 800 block of East 33rd Avenue, according to a news release from the Spokane Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched just before 7 a.m. Thursday. 

Crews arrived to find a fire in the kitchen that they quickly extinguished. 

The sole occupant of the home attempted to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher but due to kitchen grease and other combustibles in the area, the fire intensified and spread quickly. 

The resident received significant burns and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The fire did moderate damage to the kitchen, the fire department said.