{"id":1494244,"date":"2026-04-07T03:08:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1494244"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:44:34","slug":"75k-damage-in-longview-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1494244","title":{"rendered":"$75K damage in Longview fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/04\/2026-04-07_030824-199x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1494245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/04\/2026-04-07_030824-199x200.jpg 199w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/04\/2026-04-07_030824.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/>LONGVIEW \u2014 Six people were displaced after a weekend house fire in Longview, and officials say a 5?year?old\u2019s quick thinking helped ensure no one was seriously hurt.     The Longview Fire Department responded to a house fire on Jester Circle at approximately 6:19 a.m. on Friday. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy flames and began extinguishing it.     All residents were safely outside by the time first responders arrived. Six people were displaced, and the American Red Cross has been contacted to assist those affected.<\/p>\n<p>Fire officials stated that a 5-year-old played a crucial role in the safe evacuation of the home.     An investigation determined that the fire was caused by an electrical malfunction originating from an outdoor electrical outlet on the front porch, which spread into the home. The incident resulted in an estimated $75,000 in damage.<\/p>\n<p>Residents are encouraged to inspect their outdoor electrical outlets regularly and ensure they are properly protected from weather exposure. Anyone who notices damage or anything unusual should have the outlet evaluated by a qualified professional immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONGVIEW \u2014 Six people were displaced after a weekend house fire in Longview, and officials say a 5?year?old\u2019s quick thinking helped ensure no one was seriously hurt. The Longview Fire Department responded to a house fire on Jester Circle at approximately 6:19 a.m. on Friday. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy flames and began extinguishing it. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1494244\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">$75K damage in Longview fire<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1494485,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/04\/2026-04-07_030824-199x200.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1494244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-06 12:18:16","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2026\/04\/2026-04-07_030824-199x200.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1494244"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1494659,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1494244\/revisions\/1494659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1494485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1494244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1494244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1494244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}