One-hundred -twenty-six years ago this past week, the city of Butte was rocked by a massive explosion that killed 58 people. On January 15th 1895, the Kenyon-Connell Warehouse explosion not only ended the lives of its innocent victims; it devastated their families and broke the city's heart. For some time now, community leaders, historians and artists have been working on a project to construct a monument to honor the men who died in that explosion.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC Montana

For this week’s Flash Back Friday we take a look at KOMO News’ coverage of the deadly fire at Mary Pang’s frozen-food warehouse. The five-alarm fire broke out on the night of Jan. 5, 1995 in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District. The blaze killed four Seattle Fire Department firefighters, the worst loss of life in SFD history.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Every year, the Seattle Fire Department responds to hundreds of cooking-related fires. With more people cooking at home because of the pandemic, the concern for cooking fires is elevated. Cooking fires remain the main cause of home fires in the U.S. To help try to reduce cooking-related fires, the Seattle Fire Department, in collaboration with the King County Fire and Life Safety Association, recently developed cooking fire safety videos in 12 languages and in American Sign Language.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Seattle Patch

PHOTOS: Firefighters from multiple agencies battled flames that destroyed a home occupied by two families in Lake Stevens. Crews were initially dispatched to the home in the 500 block of 103rd Drive SE at about 7:45 a.m. Tuesday and found the structure fully ablaze. More units were then called in. Four adults and three children who reside at the home were able to get out safely, and no injuries were reported.
- PUB DATE: 1/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

The fire department has been putting the finishing touches of installing radios in a new engine, reports Star Beacon.

The work toward getting the $565,000 fire truck has taken a few years and will replace a truck that is 37-years-old. The fire truck will be paid for using a $100,000 grant.

Before the truck was delivered, department representatives went to Wisconsin to make the final inspection of the engine.

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