Firefighters battled a two-alarm apartment fire in Washougal early Thursday morning. Just before 4 a.m., East County Fire & Rescue crews were called to the apartment complex on Main Street on reports of flames coming from the building. Authorities say multiple agencies helped extinguish the fire, including the Camas-Washougal Fire and Vancouver Fire Departments.
- PUB DATE: 4/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV NBC 6 Portland

VIDEO: Law enforcement was on the scene at a Seattle storage facility early Thursday morning after a car smashed through its front entrance. Crews responded just after 2:45 a.m. to West Coast Self Storage on Rainier Avenue South in the Columbia City neighborhood, according to Seattle Fire. The vehicle appeared to go through the doorway, leaving shattered glass strewn across the interior of the building.
- PUB DATE: 4/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

Children can be naturally curious about flames and fire, especially when they are associated with celebrations, such as birthday candles or fireworks; however, teaching fire safety is important. According to the Fire Marshal’s Office, 68 fires in Washington were attributed to “playing with a heat source” in 2022.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2024 8:11:00 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV FOX 28 Spokane

Black smoke billowing from the cold storage warehouse fire in Finley over the weekend carried burning plastic and other potentially toxic building materials into the air, including anhydrous ammonia. About 14,000 pounds of ammonia, which was used as a refrigerant at the frozen vegetable warehouse, was lost in the fire, the Washington Department of Ecology confirmed Tuesday to the Tri-Cities Herald.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Yahoo! News

VIDEO: Walk through most northern Michigan fire departments and you are bound to see a variety of trucks and vehicles they use to respond to emergencies. But one local fire department has a new addition unlike any other department around. "It's different every day. I get to meet different people every day.
- PUB DATE: 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPBN-TV NBC 7 Traverse City