A construction worker was killed Tuesday when a trench gave way as he was working in it, Seattle fire officials said. Firefighters and medics responded to the scene, at 36th Avenue and SW Hanford Street, at about 10:45 a.m. after receiving reports of a person trapped face-down in a trench. Fire crews worked quickly to free the man, but he died before he could be rescued.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2016 7:35:53 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

A construction worker was killed Tuesday when a trench gave way as he was working in it, Seattle fire officials said. Firefighters and medics responded to the scene, at 36th Avenue and SW Hanford Street, at about 10:45 a.m. after receiving reports of a person trapped face-down in a trench. Fire crews worked quickly to free the man, but he died before he could be rescued.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2016 7:35:53 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

One man is dead after a house fire near Mukilteo Boulevard Monday afternoon. Michael “Mike” Elke died in a fire at his childhood home the 5000 block of Ocean Avenue in Everett. He was 76. Around 1:25 p.m., a caller reported that Mike’s house was engulfed in flames, Everett Fire Marshall Rick Robinson said.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2016 1:48:06 AM - SOURCE: Mukilteo Beacon

One man is dead after a house fire near Mukilteo Boulevard Monday afternoon. Michael “Mike” Elke died in a fire at his childhood home the 5000 block of Ocean Avenue in Everett. He was 76. Around 1:25 p.m., a caller reported that Mike’s house was engulfed in flames, Everett Fire Marshall Rick Robinson said.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2016 1:48:06 AM - SOURCE: Mukilteo Beacon

It's been one week since an apartment fire in Tacoma took the life of a grandmother and sent her 5-year-old grandson to the hospital. On Monday, the boy's mother gave an update on his condition and the road to recovery that still lies ahead. Connie Roberson thanked the public for their support and prayers over the last seven days.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: king5