PHOTOS: A wind turbine in Breckenridge caught on fire on Saturday morning. At around 7:36 a.m., on February 14, crews responded to a wind turbine on fire near the intersection of FM 717 just south of FM 207. Firefighters believe the fire was caused by a lightning strike. No injuries or deaths were reported at the fire.

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A man died in a head-on crash on U.S. 101 near Sequim on Sunday. The highway was fully blocked for multiple hours Sunday night after the crash occurred near milepost 267 around 7:30 p.m. The crash happened when a westbound vehicle crossed the center line and struck and eastbound vehicle head on, according to Washington State Patrol.

The driver of the first vehicle was flown to Providence Regional Medical Center. Drugs or alcohol were a factor in the crash, WSP said. That driver, a 39-year-old man from Port Hadlock, is suspected of vehicular assault and vehicular homicide. The driver of the second vehicle, a 34-year-old Lynnwood woman, was flown to Harborview Medical Center for treatment. The 39-year-old man, also from Lynnwood, died at the scene. Two dogs were also extricated and survived the crash, according to Clallam County Fire District 3.

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Two men were airlifted to Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center after a 50-foot sailboat caught exploded and caught fire Saturday in Glen Cove, according to East Jefferson Fire Rescue (EJFR).

Fire crews were dispatched after reports of an explosion and fire south of the Port Townsend Paper Mill around noon. The occupants of the sailboat had escaped in a dinghy along with their dog and were later picked up by Vessel Assist, which took them to the Boat Haven fuel dock to meet paramedics, according to fire officials.

“Both victims sustained burns to over 20% of their bodies,” East Jefferson Fire Rescue said. Medics treated the pair at the dock before being airlifted to Harborview Medical Center. It is unknown if the dog sustained injuries.

The response left the district short-staffed for other emergencies, temporarily reaching what officials call “status-zero,” meaning all emergency units were tied up.

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Eastside Fire & Rescue says firefighters put out a fire in Issaquah on Sunday. The house was located on 285th Avenue SE, near High Point Trail. Firefighters put out the fire in 20 minutes, preventing it from spreading throughout the house. The fire was mostly contained to the vaulted ceiling. Eastside Fire & Rescue did not say whether there were any injuries related to the fire.

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VIDEO/PHOTOS: One person was killed, and several homes were damaged during a fast-moving fire in Renton Monday morning. According to the Renton Regional Fire Authority, calls came in around 10:30 a.m. reporting the fire at a condo complex at 1500 Union Ave NE. Fire crews arrived within four minutes and found several units were already in flames.

“There are a lot of different factors in how fast the fire grew, but in this case, it was on multiple floors when they arrived,” said Eric Autry, a spokesperson for the fire authority. “Folks I talked to said they were knocking on doors trying to alert peoplethat there was a fire in the building.” Autry said the victim who was killed in the fire is a young adult, but no other details about that person were released.

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