Washington, DC - A motorcycle stored in the kitchen helped fuel a fire that badly damaged a Northeast home on Wednesday morning, January 29th.

Firefighters responding to a Box Alarm at 2:03 A.M. found fire showing from the first floor of a semi-detached, occupied house in the 4600 block of Hayes Street NE. A Working Fire Dispatch was immediately requested.

An offensive interior attack began on the fast-moving fire, which was already extending to the second floor and subsequently to the attic area. A search of the home confirmed that all the occupants had safely escaped.

Nine people were displaced by the blaze. Fire investigators determined that the fire originated from unattended cooking in the kitchen where the motorcycle was also stored.