Crash causes fire in Tacoma, shuts down Marine View Drive for hours
Crash and fire in Tacoma (photo courtesy Tacoma Police Department)
TACOMA - A portion of Marine View Drive in Tacoma will be closed for much of Tuesday morning while crews clean up a crash scene that destroyed a utility pole and caused a fire.
According to Tacoma Fire, it happened before 7 a.m. on Marine View Drive between Taylor Way and Norpoint Way NE.
Photos show an SUV crashed into a power pole, which sparked a residential fire. All of the residents made it out safely.
The fire has since been put out, but power pole repairs will keep the road closed through Tuesday morning.
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