A two-alarm fire at a home Sunday in the town of Vaughn on the Key Peninsula claimed the lives of two people, fire officials said. Firefighters were called to the 18000 block of 95th Street Court Northwest where a fire was burning in the basement. Firefighters confirmed they found two people dead in the basement after several people reported hearing explosions come from the home.
- PUB DATE: 5/18/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIRO-TV CBS 7 Seattle

Firefighters were called to a residential house fire early Sunday morning that had smoke billowing from the garage. When firefighters arrived to the house on Northview Loop near Bombing Range Rd., the garage connected to the house was engulfed in flames. The smoke could be seen for miles as crews worked to contain it.
- PUB DATE: 5/17/2020 6:45:19 PM - SOURCE: YakTriNews

For the first time in over two months, King County recorded no new deaths from COVID-19 in its daily update. Public health officials said 86 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed over the past 24 hours in King County - but not a single death. It was the first time that King County had recorded no new coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period since March 7.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

State leaders are predicting an extremely challenging wildfire season this year with drier conditions and limited help from the feds and other states because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, they said during a telebriefing with reporters Thursday. Fire departments and fire districts are already making changes to their approach.
- PUB DATE: 5/15/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS Yakima

A mother, her daughter and their three pets escaped injury Wednesday afternoon when a fire of unknown origin severely damaged a home in the 800 block of Mayberry Street. Firecrackers exploded during the blaze, making Forks-area Fire District 1 Chief Bill Paul first suspect that ammunition was going off.
- PUB DATE: 5/14/2020 1:37:10 PM - SOURCE: Port Angeles Peninsula Daily News - Metered Site