Firefighters scrambled to extinguish a fire in a South Seattle residential building early Wednesday. Crews responded to the scene, a large home in the 6200 block of 46th Avenue South, at about 4:30 a.m. after receiving reports of smoke and flames spewing from the structure. After the blaze was extinguished, firefighters searched through the building but found no one inside.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 Seattle

An apartment complex on Spokane's lower South Hill is left picking up the pieces after one of the tenants lit her apartment on fire and left with a suitcase. The damage she admits she intentionally caused spread to other units. Natalia Hensz told KHQ she started the fire under a sink and watched as it grew.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2020 7:47:41 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

It's business as usual for the Spokane Fire Department when it comes to responding to calls. But they do have a contingency plan in place if they were to come into contact with someone displaying COVID-19-like symptoms. "We're extremely concerned about it. Primarily because it is a pandemic, it spreads so easily and can go through communities very quickly," Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2020 6:36:44 PM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

A Spokane woman in jail for first-degree arson says she lit her own apartment on fire because she was mad at her neighbors. Natalia Hensz, 23, told 4 News Now she doesn’t have any regrets, either. The fire broke out March 6 around 10 a.m. at the Cedar Terrace Apartments at 1405 West 8th Avenue on Spokane’s lower south hill.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2020 2:57:14 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4

A bill passed by the Washington State Legislature will make 911 dispatchers eligible for workers compensation benefits if they suffer from post-traumatic stress. Under the state’s insurance laws, workers who suffer a disability or injury on the job are entitled to benefits, but rules exclude claims based on mental conditions.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPTV FOX 12 Beaverton