A forest fire burning southeast of Mount Adams more than tripled in size Wednesday to more than 5,000 acres. Cooler weather today could help, but it also brings the danger of more lightning storms, which could ignite more fires. Smoke from the fire and others is drifting into the Yakima Valley, where authorities warned it was unhealthy enough in places to cause problems for young children, the elderly and those with asthma.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2015 2:48:18 PM - SOURCE: Yakima Herald-Republic

Spokane Firefighters were called to Pacific Steel Wednesday morning for a haz-mat investigation. Fire crews on scene say there was a chemical spill at the plant, possibly ammonia, and multiple workers were exposed. Spokane Police say workers were handling a barrel and it was punctured. Haz-mat crews are on scene investigating.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2015 11:12:26 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

Firefighters battling the Rutter Canyon Fire say the fire is 0 percent contained, but it is no longer spreading. Department of Natural Resources spokesman Guy Giffords said firefighters have dug trails around the main fire and two nearby spot fires. The fire is estimated to be roughly 150 acres, burning mostly state and county park land, but also some private property.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2015 9:20:31 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

The Spokane Valley Fire Department is asking all residents within the area from Valleyway Avenue to Broadway Avenue and from Vista Road to Sargent Road to check their property and report any extinguished fires that may have been set early Wednesday morning. Firefighters were busy fighting two suspicious fires early Wednesday morning started in the area, and believe other fires may have been set and then put out before developing into a bigger fire.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2015 9:13:09 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

A fire aboard a sailboat on dry land has sparked an arson investigation in Seattle, police said. Officers and firefighters responded to the scene, in the 3100 block of Fairview Ave East, at about 12:20 a.m. Wednesday after receiving a report of a suspicious fire. Arriving there, they found flames shooting from a sailboat on a trailer.
- PUB DATE: 8/12/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: komo news