Boise & Garden City

Two residents, one firefighter injured in Boise house fire. Cause under investigation

Three people — two residents and one firefighter — were injured in a house fire Monday morning near North 20th and West Anderson streets in Boise.

The two residents were being treated for minor injuries and the firefighter was being treated at the scene, according to tweets from the Boise Fire Department.

The initial call to report the fire came into dispatch at about 5:30 a.m. The house has extensive damage and is considered a total loss, according to the fire department.

Police assisted evacuating residents and neighbors nearby.

The fire is now under control and is still under investigation, according to the fire department.

Christina Lords
Idaho Statesman
Christina Lords is a proud fifth-generation Idahoan and serves as the editor of Idaho Statesman. She has worked in Idaho media since 2009, winning the Idaho Press Club’s column writing award in 2017 and the Utah-Idaho-Spokane Associated Press Association’s general reporting award in 2011.
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