Sheriff's deputies have arrested a 15-year-old juvenile in connection with an arson Saturday at a crowded Walmart store near Bremerton, officials said. The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office says the juvenile was arrested at home after investigators received several tips from the community. The blaze in the children's clothing section of the store caused an estimated $3 million in damage and endangered more than 300 people who were in the store at the time, sheriff's officials said.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2020 4:01:30 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Fire crews from all over the region gathered this weekend to show their support for a fallen local hero. Loved ones say retired firefighter Garth Blauert was killed last week after a tree damaged by a storm fell on him. They say the accident happened Garth’s home, about a mile out of town. Friends say he had been cleaning up trees and debris from the storm for two days before the tragedy.
- PUB DATE: 6/7/2020 3:59:18 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane

Power has been restored to the downtown core aside from two buildings after an Avista vault fire this morning, according to a KREM reporter on scene. Fire crews have left the scene. Power was out from Post st. to Division going east and west, and from Riverside ave to the river going north and south this morning.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2020 6:49:46 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane

VIDEO: A massive fire is still burning aboard a cargo ship at Blount Island while several injured firefighters were reported to be in stable condition. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said 9 firefighters were injured trying to contain the blaze. According to Fire Chief Keith Powers, eight firefighters were injured in an explosion, and an additional firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJAX-TV CBS 47 Jacksonville

A federal agency is warning consumers about a phenomenon they need to know about in the height of grilling season. Under the right conditions, the ATF says "flame jetting" could turn a backyard fire pit or BBQ grill into a flamethrower. It happens in an instant. The effort to ignite or stoke a fire pit or BBQ, creating a fireball, essentially turning portable fuel cans into a device that spews flames.
- PUB DATE: 6/5/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJLA-TV ABC 7 Washington DC