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Posted: Aug 17, 2021

Multiple injuries, fatalities reported in three-alarm Washington apartment fire

VIDEO: A massive fire broke out in a Tukwila apartment complex early Tuesday morning, giving firefighters fits as they try to take it down. Zone 3 Public Information Officer Eric Autry said the department was called out just after 5 a.m. for the fire in the 15100 block of 65th Avenue S, which crews almost immediately upgraded to a two-alarm fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle
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Posted: Aug 17, 2021

Child, adult dead in 3-alarm fire at Tukwila apartment building, others unaccounted for

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
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Posted: Aug 17, 2021

Man arrested in Spokane County after ramming fire station and damaging 2 wildfire trucks

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
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Posted: Aug 17, 2021

FEMA approves federal funds after Ford Corkscrew Fire destroys 20 buildings

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
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Posted: Aug 17, 2021

State of emergency declared in Chelan County as Twenty-Five Mile Fire grows to 4,200 acres

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
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