PHOTOS: Seattle police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon in connection to a massive fire that involved dozens of boats at a boat storage facility near the Ship Canal Bridge and Lake Union early Wednesday morning. Seattle Fire Department (SFD) Deputy Chief Tom Walsh said more than 100 firefighters responded to the Seattle Boat Company, located on the 700 block of Northeast Northlake Way after reports of the fire started coming in around 2 a.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Seattle police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon in connection to a massive fire that involved dozens of boats at a boat storage facility near the Ship Canal Bridge and Lake Union early Wednesday morning. Seattle Fire Department (SFD) Deputy Chief Tom Walsh said more than 100 firefighters responded to the Seattle Boat Company, located on the 700 block of Northeast Northlake Way after reports of the fire started coming in around 2 a.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

Three fires that ignited overnight Monday into early Tuesday morning all happened in vacant buildings. One was in Auburn, one in Tacoma, and a third in the Rainier Valley neighborhood of Seattle, which has numerous vacant buildings. The building that burned down in the Rainier Valley neighborhood was a vacant 7/11.
- PUB DATE: 3/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KING-TV NBC 5 Seattle

A firefight at an abandoned building in Tacoma sent a huge plume of black smoke into the air on Tuesday. Firefighters have been battling the flames at South Fawcett Avenue and South Seventh Street since about 7 am. Tuesday. The fire was still going as of noon. Tacoma Fire said that people who live in the area should avoid going outside and keep doors and windows closed until the fire is out.
- PUB DATE: 3/21/2023 1:54:00 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Grace Toohey – Los Angeles Times
A man was arrested early Monday after police say he stole a Long Beach Fire Department ambulance and drove away in it, officials said.

Los Angeles police officers stopped the ambulance just before 3 a.m. Monday, less than two miles from the San Pedro hospital where officials say the man stole the vehicle, said Officer Melissa Podany, an LAPD spokesperson.

The man, whom Podany identified as Fernandez Zuniga, had initially been brought to Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center for undisclosed treatment hours earlier, before he stole the ambulance, officials said. Podany said she did not know Zuniga’s age or when he was initially taken to the hospital.

Officers were able to quickly locate the stolen ambulance, arresting Zuniga on West 18th Street, Podany said. She said at least one officer sustained a minor injury while apprehending Zuniga with a “minor use of force.” She did not elaborate on what type of force was used.

No firefighters or paramedics were in the vehicle at the time it was stolen, said Capt. Jake Heflin, a spokesperson for the Long Beach Fire Department. He declined to say how Zuniga gained access to it but said the agency’s team was transferring their patient into the hospital when the ambulance was taken from the outside bay.

“Unfortunately, our vehicle sustained some minor front-end damage and some scratches,” Heflin said. He said all personnel and gear were accounted for.

Zuniga was booked on a suspicion of grand theft auto, Podany said.

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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