A fire has broken out in a dry dock storage facility on Lake Union, causing several dozen boats to go up in flames Tuesday morning.
The facility at 700 block of Northeast Northlake Way on Portage Bay was reported to be engulfed in flames shortly after 2 a.m.As many as 42 boats were destroyed, according to the Seattle Fire Department. The smoke could be seen from miles away.
Around 2:00 a.m. firefighters responded to 700 block of NE Northlake Way for a boat storage facility fire. One additional building was involved. This escalated to a 2nd alarm fire and crews operated from the exterior using ladder pipes to flow water.Eighty firefighters responded to the scene to help get the fire under control.
Firefighters say a man in his 40s, who was on a boat docked near the fire, was taken to the hospital to be treated. The fire almost reached a nearby building, but firefighters were able to limit the spread and keep the fire contained. At one point, the thick, toxic smoke from the boat fires was so bad the air quality turned to unhealthy for sensitive groups. It is now listed as moderate as of 9:25 a.m.
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