Seattle firefighters were called to battle a large blaze that began shortly before 5 a.m. Thursday in a commercial building in the Chinatown International District. At least one officer was hurt, though no condition was provided.“The entirety of the uniform patrol of the Seattle Police Department was committed to what was going on at the East Precinct,” Huserik told to KOMO. Browse The Independent’s complete collection of articles and commentary on Seattle. (Seattle Police Department) "At the request of @CityofSeattle I have activated 200 members of the @WANationalGuard to help protect against property damage and manage crowds and traffic in downtown Seattle. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Fourteen fire engines and four ladder trucks were used to fight the fire. They will be unarmed and work under the city's leadership. “There has been an uptick in fire activity in this area that causes us concern,” said Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins. ""The freeway is not a safe or appropriate place for demonstration,” state patrol Chief John Batiste said in a statement.Thousands of people gathered in downtown and a largely peaceful early afternoon rally turned rowdier, with police pepper spraying demonstrators and deploying flash bands. Hier gibt es die Folgen in ganzer Länge. Follow her on Twitter at @steph_pagones. Around 5:30 a.m., a spokesperson for the Seattle Fire Department said the cause of the fire was under “high suspicion” because they’ve seen more than 10 intentionally set fires over the last 48 hours. The fire started in a building under construction and then spread to adjacent buildings. “I don’t think there’s a lot of leaps that have to be made about what their intent was.” Nearby buildings were evacuated and Seattle fire said neighbors in the area should close their windows to avoid smoke. The fire was put out but firefighters remained at the scene for several hours. Police and arson investigators are searching for the person who started the fire, causing an estimated $5 million in damage. An arsonist reportedly targeted the site back in April. More than half of the city’s firefighters responded to keep the fire from spreading further.
KIRO 7′s Ranji Sinha said the fire originally started on the second floor, but went through to the third floor and collapsed several sections of the roof. Smoke was seen rising from the buildings via Chopper 7. Mittwoch, 26.08.: Seattle Firefighters – Die jungen Helden um 23:15 auf Pro Sieben: Für das Team um Captain Robert Sullivan (Boris Kodjoe) brechen „Stürmische Zeiten“ an. iOS | Roku, Amazon Fire & Apple TV] SPD: Rioters tried to trap officers inside burning precinct using rebar and concrete By Gary Horcher “If you had called 911, no one would have responded.”Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inboxThis material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The buildings are in the 1000 block of Sturgus Avenue South, which is near the I-90/I-5 interchange. No injuries have been reported.
At the height of the fire, the response went to three alarms to summon additional resources. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.The Seattle Police Department released body camera footage on Wednesday showing officers being repeatedly hit with fireworks that were allegedly being thrown by rioters on Aug. 16 and 17 in the SoDo neighborhood of the Washington state city, police said.There, they started a fire next to the building and “placed quick-drying cement in exterior precinct door locks,” police said, in an alleged attempt to prevent the officers from being able to get out, according to local “They mixed up the ‘Quikrete’ and then tried to seal off the exits,” Seattle PD Sgt. Around 4:45 a.m., officials upgraded the response to 2-alarm. or redistributed.
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Massive fire & huge flames in Seattle @ a building on Sturgus Ave S near Sturgus Park - Live on scene right now Sturgus Ave. S.: Fire is under control, no reported injuries.
SEATTLE -- One person was found injured after a fire burned a home in South Seattle early Friday morning.