Four box trucks caught fire in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood early Friday morning, according to the Seattle Fire Department. Crews responded to reports of several box trucks on fire near 1st Avenue South and South Spokane Street.

Firefighters arriving at the scene found four box trucks on fire and began working to extinguish the flames. Fire engines connected to hydrants across 1st Avenue South as crews battled the fire.

The fire was later knocked down, and firefighters continued to douse the area with water. No injuries were reported. Firefighters were able to protect adjacent buildings from the flames, according to the Seattle Fire Department. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

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VIDEO: A beloved restaurant in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood was destroyed in an early morning fire Wednesday, leaving the owners in shock and a loyal customer base standing ready to help get them back on their feet.

“You walk in here and it’s like a mom-and-pop shop. Now you look at it and man, you can’t even recognize it,” said popular food influencer Steven Nguyen. He appears weekly on KING 5, and is a regular customer at Saigon Pho and Banh Mi.

Nguyen has also featured the restaurant on his Instagram page, Seattle Foodie. “To me it felt like a home to, it’s a casual spot. Now when you look in there, I can’t believe it happened,” he said. Nguyen has been in touch with the owners, who were not on site for an interview. “They’re devastated, they’re shocked,” he said.

KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

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First responders are confronting a growing challenge on two fronts: responding to an increasing number of calls about drug overdoses while dealing with the mental and emotional toll of the work. That was the focus Wednesday at the University of Washington, where hundreds of first responders gathered for a summit focused on well-being amid the ongoing opioid epidemic.

For many emergency workers, responding to overdoses has become a much larger part of the job than it was just a few years ago.

“I think becoming a paramedic, you think of car accidents, chest pains, you know, cardiac arrest, shortness of breath, those kinds of things. Drug overdose was definitely something that they did teach us about, but we have very little training and behavioral health responses,” said Cody Maine of the Walla Walla Fire Department.

In Seattle, fire crews responded to about 5,000 suspected overdoses last year, up from just over 3,500 in 2021 and it comes with other challenges.

KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: A deputy’s body cam video shows a dramatic rescue in Kitsap County on Monday after a high-speed chase ended with an SUV in flames and the driver trapped inside.

The Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office said the incident began around 11:30 p.m. when a deputy tried to stop a driver for speeding on State Route 104 in Kingston.

But instead of pulling over, the driver fled, hitting 111mph as he sped through north Kitsap County.

At one point, the deputy lost sight of the fleeing suspect, but a short time later, he found the SUV, which had crashed through a fence, hit a tractor, and caught fire in the 20600 block of Miller Bay Road Northeast.

KATU-TV ABC 2 Portland

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Boston Heights voters will decide three tax issues Nov. 3, including an income tax hike to fund police and fire services and a new safety center.

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