The 911 dispatch call came in at 8:41 a.m. to the complex, located at 10670 14th AVE SW (map below).
Multiple crews were able to extinguish the flames and isolate the hallway sprinkler system.
At this time, there are no reports of injuries, but some residents will be temporarily displaced due to smoke, fire, and water damage. Red Cross was requested, and the King County Regional Housing Authority was on scene to coordinate assistance efforts for tenants.
The fire happened in SeaTac in the 3700 block of 209th Place, according to Puget Sound Fire.
Neighbors used fire extinguishers to put out the fire. The sprinkler system also went off which helped diminish the flames.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Residents of the apartment complex for senior citizens reported seeing smoke and flames.
According to an RPD press release the sprinkler system in the building did its job and prevented the fire from spreading. Most of the damage from the incident was from the sprinklers rather than fire.
67 residents were either evacuated or sheltered-in-place. One resident was transported to the hospital for a medical evaluation according to today’s press release.
The Richland Fire Marshal Investigator and the RPD Arson Investigator are working to determine the cause of the fire. Multiple suspicious fires were reportedly lit in the building. There are currently no suspects.
Crews were called to the Costco Member Services Center in the 1700 block of North Sixth Street at 4:30 a.m. A fire started in a cubicle in the building and spread to a 900-square-foot area, according to a fire department post on social media. The fire also activated multiple sprinkler heads in the building, firefighters said.
Investigators traced the cause of the fire to a malfunctioning power strip.
Nobody was injured in the fire, officials said.
A fire alarm and a call from a Kitsap County sheriff’s deputy initiated a large commercial structure fire response to the Highway 104 business.
Crews arrived less than four minutes after the 3:40 a.m. dispatch, and firefighters found a small blaze on the building’s loading dock that had been mostly snuffed by the sprinkler system. Crews finished extinguishing the fire.
An investigator from the Kitsap County Fire Marshal’s Office responded and determined that the fire likely originated in a bucket of oil-soaked rags.
According to research by the National Fire Protection Association, fire sprinklers can lower the risk of property loss by as much as 70%. NFPA recommends that oily rags be placed in a metal container filled with water and detergent, and capped with a tight-fitting lid.
Units responded from North Kitsap Fire & Rescue, Poulsbo Fire Department and Puget Sound Federal Fire Department at Subase Bangor.
At about 5:41 a.m., crews were called out to a fire at the former seafood restaurant, located at 101 East Columbia Way. The restaurant closed for good in May 2020.
Crews arrived to the scene and found fire outside of the building, spreading to the inside. Vancouver Fire said the flames were initially knocked down in about 10 minutes, but the fire wasn’t fully under control until 50 minutes into the operation.
The building’s sprinkler system was activated which helped firefighters control the fire, according to Vancouver Fire.
In total, 20 firefighters were on scene, along with the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Columbia Way was shut down due to the response. People were asked to avoid the area while fire crews were on scene.
The Renton Fire Department (RFD) said the fire started in the 300 block of S. 2nd around 3:30 a.m.
Crews had to immediately call for a full alarm when they arrived with smoke and fire bursting out of the home.
Skyway Fire, King County medics and the Tukwila Fire Department all ended up coming to help.
RFD officials have not yet determined how the fire started, the person who went to the hospital suffered smoke inhalation.
Firefighters say the building sprinkler system actually helped contain the fire itself to one room.
The fire most likely started in a sawdust vacuum system on site, said Lewis County Fire District 6 Chief Ken Cardinale.
“Sometimes they get a spark either from a rock or a nail or something that gets into that sawdust material and then causes the fire,” said Cardinale. “I wouldn’t say they’re common, but they do occur at these facilities. We probably have two or three of these that occur every year around the county.”
The fire was inside the sawdust bins outside the building, which had sprinkler systems installed and “held it in check” until fire personnel were able to arrive.
District 6 responded and called neighboring Lewis County Fire District 5 to assist, said Cardinale.
Crews attacked the fire from above for about an hour and a half before it was extinguished, he said.
“We put it out to keep it from spreading to the inside and cleaned up and went home,” he said.
“The incident is currently under investigation,” said Sarah Thomas, King County Library System public relations specialist, in a Thursday afternoon email. “It will remain closed today (Thursday). We are unable to give a reopening date at this time.”
The Kent Library is at 212 Second Ave. N.
Puget Sound Fire responded to a sprinkler water flow alarm just before 6 a.m. Thursday, said Pat Pawlak, Puget Sound Fire spokesman.
“Firefighters arrived and found that that had been a fire in the book drop,” Pawlak said. “A single sprinkler head activated and extinguished the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.”
People looking to use a local library can visit the Kent Panther Lake Library, 20500 108th Ave. SE, which also is part of the King County Library System.
A heating and ventilation system is suspected of causing the fire. “Fortunately, the attic space is fully sprinklered and a single sprinkler head contained the fire until fire crews arrived on the scene,” said the release.
All the physical, occupational and speech therapy patients living at the center and staff members were able to remain sheltered in the building, though firefighters helped move 12 patients to different rooms. Michael pointed out that sprinklers reduce fire-related deaths by 87% and injuries by 27%, according to the National Fire Protection Association.
