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Woman killed in Lakewood apartment complex fire

An early-morning fire tore through a 2-story apartment complex on Friday.

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — A woman has died after being pulled from a Lakewood apartment complex fire early Friday morning. 

Around 5:30 a.m. Friday, West Pierce Fire and Rescue crews responded to a 2-story apartment complex fire at the Clover Creek Apartments on Addison Street. 

A woman was found unconscious inside the apartment where the fire was contained. 

She was taken to the hospital with critical burns, where she later died from her injuries. 

Crews were able to get the fire under control in under half an hour. 

Pierce County Transit provided a bus to shelter approximately 10 residents impacted by the fire. 

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