Seattle has seen a string of dangerous fires in illegal homeless encampments. The latest fire came Thursday in the Chinatown-International District, marking the second fire to break out in the area in just days. Investigators said the fire may have been started by a meth lab in the camp as police said they found fentanyl, meth, crack and two guns along with $7,000 in cash.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 7 Seattle

Clallam 2 Fire-Rescue recognized the achievements of its members in 2022 during an annual awards banquet. “We are proud of all of our personnel who do an incredible job every day providing emergency services to the citizens of Clallam 2 Fire Rescue,” said Chief Jake Patterson in a press release about the Feb.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Peninsula Daily - Metered Site

VIDEO: A house caught on fire in rural Moses Lake earlier on Sunday. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says the fire broke out at a home near Road N-NE and Road 6 NE. They say everyone was able to get outside of the large two-story home. GCSO said firefighters used defensive strategy to put out the fire due to heavy fire activity and dangerous conditions inside the home.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4 Spokane

Classes at Catharine Blaine K-8 school in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood were canceled Monday after the outside of the school caught fire Sunday evening. Seattle Public Schools (SPS) said the Seattle Fire Department quickly responded to prevent the “small fire” at the northeast entrance of the building from spreading.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 7 Seattle

Around 30 people were displaced from their units, and one man is in the hospital, after a fire burned an apartment in South Seattle. Fire officials say the fire sparked at an apartment near 17th Ave SW and SW Barton St around 8:30 a.m. Sunday. "We have a two-bedroom, so I ran in the back and I got my husband and ‘Fire, fire, fire, fire!’ And I just ran out and had my dog in my hand," said resident Gene White.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2023 9:24:42 PM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13 Tacoma