An employee of a Kirkland car dealership was taken to Harborview Medical Center after being injured in a fire Monday evening. According to a release from the city, firefighters were called to Volkswagen of Kirkland at about 6 p.m. for a report of an explosion. An employee of the dealership was vaping in a designated smoking area, near some empty 55-gallon drum containers that had once contained flammable liquid, the release stated.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Clark Regional Emergency Services sent out evacuation notices to about 110 homes that could be in danger due to the Nakia Creek Fire. Emergency services say a majority of the notices were Level 1 - Be Ready, while about 14 addresses fall under a Level 2- Be Set notice. As of Wednesday morning, no Level 3 - Go Now notices have been issued.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Portland

A motorhome was destroyed in a fire early Monday morning in Wenatchee’s Olds Station. Wenatchee Valley Fire Department spokeswoman Kay McKellar said the fire on Technology Center Way near Chester Kim Road was reported just before 6 a.m. She said there were explosions reported from the motorhome and a nearby tree was also ignited.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NCW Life

Medical staff, security, and first responders addressed an emergency situation around 10 a.m. at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital on Monday, October, 10. According to a press release, a patient smoked an unknown substance in their room. Staff quickly checked all rooms to confirm that no patients were affected as first responders cleared and ventilated the area.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

A section of U.S. Highway 2 reopened Monday evening. It had been closed again so crews could remove a tree that had fallen across the roadway after it was damaged by the Bolt Creek Fire, according to the Washington Department of Transportation. The roadway was closed from mileposts 46 to 49 beginning at 12:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle