Two fires were intentionally set Sunday in the University District that caused thousands of dollars in damages. Four restaurants were impacted and several apartment units. “It’s scary to see this happen,” said Don Blakeney, executive director of U-District Partnership, which is the neighborhood’s business improvement district.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

According to Yakima Fire Department, two structure fires on Saturday led to three injuries and $250,000 in damages. The two fires happened within three hours of each other. At 3:17 pm Saturday, Yakima Fire Department (YFD) firefighters were dispatched to the 900 block of South 25th Avenue, for a single-family residence that had fire at the front of the house and in the attic.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2021 1:53:51 PM - SOURCE: KNDO-TV NBC 23 Yakima

Firefighters from three agencies responded to a wildland fire reported near Lake Lenore off SR 17. Grant County Fire District 7 Lt. Corey Hendricks says it started near a shooting range on a steep cliff side a little after 7:00 p.m. Saturday. “It was wind driven, though we’re not sure exactly what the cause was.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2021 12:48:53 PM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560

Fire investigators are now investigating the cause of a fire that started in the attic of a Prosser butcher shop on Saturday afternoon. On Sunday morning, crews were still on scene monitoring the butcher shop and checking for hot spots. Scott Friend with West Benton Fire Rescue tells Action News crews were still putting water on the building at 4 a.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2021 9:49:32 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

An Everett man who failed to appear for sentencing Friday after pleading guilty to the fatal 1987 Everett Community College fire has been arrested. Elmer Nash was 12 on Feb. 16, 1987 when he lit a matchstick and dropped it on a pile of books and papers on the floor of the college’s library, igniting a fast-moving blaze that killed Everett firefighter Gary Parks.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2021 1:43:50 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Seattle