VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters battled a commercial fire Saturday afternoon at a hotel in Kelso after crews arrived to find smoke coming from the building. Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue responded to a fire alarm at 510 Kelso Drive at 1:39 p.m. Saturday. The building on fire was the Red Lion Hotel. When fire crews arrived, they reported smoke showing from the front side of the building.

Area resident Leo Sukeforth described the early scene. “When I first pulled in from the back side [of the hotel], the flames were coming through the roof, and that just told me that this is a big fire,” Sukeforth said. “At that point, they were starting to call in extra firetrucks from other places.” He added that the building initially was seen projecting black smoke. “After probably about an hour or so, the smoke started to turn into, like, this orangish color, which is like a toxic smoke.”

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PHOTOS: A Clarkston woman and two children safely escaped their vehicle on Saturday, March 7, 2026, after it lost power and began smoking before catching fire. According to Asotin County Fire District #1, firefighters responded to the vehicle fire at the intersection of 15th Street and Chestnut Street just before 5 p.m.

Fire officials reported that the driver noticed the vehicle lost all power before smoke began to emerge. The woman and two children exited the vehicle safely before the situation worsened. By the time firefighters arrived, the vehicle’s engine compartment was fully engulfed in flames. Crews quickly extinguished the fire to prevent it from spreading. The vehicle’s owner mentioned that the car had been experiencing alternator issues prior to the incident. No injuries were reported.

KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

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Firefighters in Seattle went door to door evacuating residents in a neighborhood following a natural gas leak on Saturday morning. The fire crews responded to the gas leak in the 3000 block of South Jackson Street around 11 a.m. on Mar. 7. As of 11:20 a.m. There were 10 homes evacuated.

Residents in the block north of the gas leak were notified by first responders of the leak, with some residents being evacuated. The home where the leak was initially reported has already been evacuated. By 1:15 p.m., residents in the area were told the gas leak had dissipated and it was safe for them to return home. People were asked to avoid the area from MLK Jr Way South at South Jackson Street eastbound to 31st Ave. S. and northbound to S. Washington St.

KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle

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Hoselines are firefighters’ lifelines, used not only to fight fires but to also lead them out of danger in an emergency. Keeping those aims in mind, hose manufacturers have continued to improve their hoseline products in terms of performance, durability, and handling.

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A new 52-foot rescue vessel, Marine 19, was unveiled in Destin, Florida, enhancing emergency care on water by allowing trauma teams to stabilize patients before reaching shore, especially during peak tourist seasons.

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