Neither a COVID resurgence or construction sheds at the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire—Greene St. and Washington Place— stopped committed activists from marking the anniversary of one of the deadliest industrial accidents in U. S. history. One hundred forty-six garment workers, mostly young Jewish and Italian immigrants, died when locked stairwells and exits prevented their escape from a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Villager

Homeless camp fires continue to pop up nearly every day but the calls for help appear to actually be slowing down. The City of Seattle started recording homeless encampment fires in Aug. 2021, recording 126 total fires for the month. There were 539 recorded homeless camp fires between August and Dec.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Fire crews from Benton County Fire District No. 1, Kennewick Fire, Pasco Fire and Richland Fire Department all responded to a call of a fire at Summit Storage. Captain Aaron Biben with Benton County Fire District No. 1 says, when the first crew arrived at the scene, they saw heavy smoke coming from the South end of the facility.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Right Now

Yakima Firefighters battled flames of a house fire in the 200 block of South 47th Avenue early Tuesday morning. A 70-year-old man was injured and taken to a Yakima hospital but then transferred to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle where he's being treated for burns. Firefighters were called to the home at about 1:51 am Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIT-AM 1280 Yakima

Lacey police are asking the public to help identify a person believed to have started several fires in the city on Sunday, including one at Komachin Middle School. Early Sunday, Lacey Fire District 3 crews were dispatched to the school in the 3600 block of College Street Southeast. The school is being remodeled and Battalion Chief Ryan Fox said the fire was contained to an area of new construction.
- PUB DATE: 3/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Olympian - Metered Site