A man is facing arson charges for starting a fire inside the historic hotel he manages in Camas, police said. A hotel guest called 911 on Wednesday morning after hearing a smoke alarm inside a guest room on the 3rd floor of the Camas Hotel & Suites on NE 4th Avenue. The guest extinguished the small fire inside the room with a fire extinguisher, the Camas Police Department said.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOIN-TV CBS 6 Portland

The COVID-19 isolation and quarantine site at the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett will be relocated to the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, said Scott North, manager of Snohomish County’s Joint Information Center. The facility has only provided shelter to fewer than 30 people since it opened in April, but it is able to house up to 150 people.
- PUB DATE: 6/18/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

PHOTOS: Firefighters' tactical decision to use a front-end loader to open up a hallway while battling a fire at Clinton Assembly of God may have saved part of the facility, officials said Tuesday. The Clinton Fire Department was called to the church at 801 S. Mulberry at 8:19 a.m., and crews cleared the scene at 3:47 p.
- PUB DATE: 6/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Pantagraph

This page tells the tragic story of the Hotel Vendome Fire & Collapse, which occurred during the mid to late-afternoon hours of Saturday, June 17, 1972. As the fire in the upper floors of the former 7-story hotel (including penthouse) was being extinguished, a collapse of the southeast corner of the building occurred.
- PUB DATE: 6/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Boston Fire Historical Society

Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-7th District) introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at honoring lives lost on September 11, 2001. Spanberger, along with Rep. Peter King (R-New York), filed H.R. 7183 — the National Nine-Eleven Victims and Emergency Responders Flag of Remembrance, Gratitude, and Education for Tomorrow Act, or the National NEVER FORGET Act.
- PUB DATE: 6/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTVR-TV CBS 6 Richmond