More than 80 firefighters worked to put out a fire at a vacant building in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District on Monday.
According to the Seattle Fire Department , at around 12:03 a.m., crews responded to multiple 911 calls reporting smoke and flames coming from a vacant building near the corner of S Jackson St. and 10th Ave. S.When crews arrived at the scene, heavy smoke and flames were coming from the two-story building. The response was quickly upgraded to a two-alarm fire.The SFD reported that crews took a defensive attack, starting by pouring water on the building’s exterior.
All lanes on S Jackson Street from 10th Ave. to 12th Ave. are blocked. Crews are asking the public to stay out of the area and seek alternative routes.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.As of this writing, no injuries have been reported.
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