Arson expected in Westlake apartment fire that trapped residents inside

WESTLAKE, Wash. — A Westlake apartment building caught fire in the middle of the night, trapping residents inside.

Fire investigators believe someone set the blaze on purpose, which blocked a main escape route for the building.

KIRO 7 talked with one man, who lives on the Dexter House 4th floor, where the fire had him trapped.

“I couldn’t get out. The intensity around the room where I was in. It melted the outside of my door, a steel door, and pretty much melted the walls around it,” said resident Ken McClure.

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That fire broke out just after 2:30 a.m. at the Dexter House apartment

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