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Mourners gather at memorial for fire victims
Hundreds of people, including family members, public officials, firefighters and complete strangers attended the emotional memorial today at KeyArena for the five victims of last weekend’s tragic fire...
View ArticleFallen tree across W Raye St knocks down wires
We’ve just heard from our regular tipster, Silver, who heard on the police scanner that a tree has fallen down across West Raye Street, knocking down wires and causing sparks. According to the...
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3-alarm fire burns fishing vessel on Ship Canal
A 100-foot vessel from the early seasons of the TV show Deadliest Catch burned for more than an hour along the Ship Canal early this morning. Nearly 100 firefighters battled the three-alarm blaze at a...
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Fire aboard 150-foot trawler on Lake Union
A large dispatch of firefighters descended on Northlake Way along Lake Union in Wallingford this evening for a fire aboard a 150-foot trawler. Firefighters were able to get the upper hand quickly after...
View ArticleBuilding fire on Gilman Drive
At 12:52 a.m. three Seattle Fire Department units were sent to a building fire at 2572 Gilman Drive W. We have no details at this time, and will update when we know more.
View ArticleMore on the fire at 303 Ward
As noted in the previous entry’s comments, the fire was not quite in Upper Queen Anne, which I discovered when I walked over there and found, like the old jokes, it was uphill both ways. By the time I...
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Porsche Fire this Morning
A Porsche 914 caught fire this morning in front of Genki Sushi at 5th N and Mercer around 8:30am. A reader sent in not only a tip, but also a video of the incident – click below: At one point the fire...
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Two alarm fire on Lower Queen Anne; 3 homes destroyed
Update: as of 10am, Tuesday, April 2, Seattle Fire Department says cause of Lower Queen Anne fire was incendiary. Seattle Police Department arson bomb squad is investigating. Update: as of 9:48pm, KING...
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Queen Anne apartment building fire early Saturday morning
Update: per SFD, the fire was accidental, caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. The fire investigator determined that improperly discarded smoking materials in a rooftop deck planter box...
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Update: Truck fire at Mt Pleasant Cemetery was intentionally set
UPDATE as of Wednesday: We received word this morning from SFD that investigators have determined the cause of the truck fire at Mt Pleasant Cemetery is incendiary, which means intentionally set. The...
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Early morning fire at apartment on Boston St
If you heard sirens around 3:20am this morning, it was a Seattle Fire Department response to an apartment fire at 118 Boston St. The fire was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials, and...
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Fire at Broad Street substation takes out power around Seattle Center
At 10:05am today a fire broke out at Seattle City Light’s Broad Street substation. The fire knocked out power in areas around the Seattle Center. 325 customers are without power due to the fire,...
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Nail through electrical wiring sparks house fire on 5th Ave N
We had several readers ask us about the fire response on top of Queen Anne last night (Friday) around 9pm. Firefighters responded to a fire in a home on 5th Ave N. The cause of the fire was a nail...
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2 alarm building fire in Fremont visible (and audible) from Queen Anne
UPDATE: KIRO’s Deborah Horne has relayed that “all workers at Asko Processing got out safely” per a tweet from KIRO’s Morgan Palmer. The helicopters you can hear from Queen Anne are hovering over a...
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House fire on 6th Ave W Saturday morning
UPDATE: Sad news to report from SFD about this morning’s house fire. Here’s the news directly from SFD: “Firefighters quickly initiated a search after extending hose lines into the residence. Flames...
View ArticleMore on the fire at 303 Ward
As noted in the previous entry’s comments, the fire was not quite in Upper Queen Anne, which I discovered when I walked over there and found, like the old jokes, it was uphill both ways. By the time I...
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Porsche Fire this Morning
A Porsche 914 caught fire this morning in front of Genki Sushi at 5th N and Mercer around 8:30am. A reader sent in not only a tip, but also a video of the incident – click below: At one point the fire...
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Two alarm fire on Lower Queen Anne; 3 homes destroyed
Update: as of 10am, Tuesday, April 2, Seattle Fire Department says cause of Lower Queen Anne fire was incendiary. Seattle Police Department arson bomb squad is investigating. Update: as of 9:48pm, KING...
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Queen Anne apartment building fire early Saturday morning
Update: per SFD, the fire was accidental, caused by improperly discarded smoking materials. The fire investigator determined that improperly discarded smoking materials in a rooftop deck planter box...
View ArticleUpdate: Truck fire at Mt Pleasant Cemetery was intentionally set
UPDATE as of Wednesday: We received word this morning from SFD that investigators have determined the cause of the truck fire at Mt Pleasant Cemetery is incendiary, which means intentionally set. The...
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