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Seven people were displaced after a fire spread to two homes in Tacoma Friday morning.

Everyone inside the home escaped safely.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

TACOMA, Wash. - Seven people were displaced after a fire spread to two houses in Tacoma early Friday morning.

According to the Tacoma Fire Department (TFD), the fire was reported around 5:40 a.m. When crews arrived, they found flames coming from the attic of one home. The fire had already spread to the neighboring house, which was vacant and listed for sale.

Relatives inside the first home said they were alerted by fire alarms and saw flames when they went into the garage. The fire spread to multiple units within the house and to cars parked in the driveway.

Fire officials said all seven peo

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