VIDEO: Firefighters in Tukwila continue to fight a 3-alarm fire at a Tukwila apartment building that broke out early Tuesday morning and killed an adult and a child. The building is so damaged that there is danger of it collapsing. Because of that danger, firefighters still haven’t searched some of the building, and five people are unaccounted for, a Tukwila Fire spokesperson said.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

A man was arrested on Friday after going on a spree of destruction where he rammed into the back of a fire station, badly damaged two wildfire trucks and stole a fire jeep before crashing it into a field. The incident began on Aug. 13 at around 6 p.m. when a witness reported seeing a man driving his car into the back of Spokane County Fire Department Station 98 several times.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

VIDEO: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) authorized federal funds for the more than 13,000 Corkscrew Fire burning in Ford, Washington. The fire is located 16.5 miles west-southwest of Deer Park. It is burning in timber, grass and brush. A total of 20 buildings were destroyed in the fire, including eight homes and 12 minor structures.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

A state of emergency has been declared in Chelan County due to the Twenty-Five Mile Fire burning near Lake Chelan. It's the second time this summer an emergency due to wildfire has been issued in the county. The first was for the Red Apple Fire in July. Chelan County commissioners signed a resolution Monday declaring the disaster.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

The Muckamuck Fire in Okanogan County is now the major concern for firefighters who are also battling two much larger fires just 10 miles away. The Cedar Creek and Cub Creek 2 fires are consuming much larger acreage between them, but the Mukamuck Fire is a bigger threat to a populated area. Greg Smith with the fire response team says they’re focused on protecting the town of Concunully, which is under a Level 3 (Leave Now) Evacuation notice.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-FM 560 Wenatchee