Fire District 1 is reporting one victim is being transported to the hospital following a two-alarm Lynnwood apartment fire involving three units at 3711 164th St. S.W.. We will have more details as they become available. »
Here are some selected highlights from the Lynnwood Police Blotter March 14 17700 64th Ave. W. Burglary. A resident reported that a laptop, duffle bag and cash were stolen. March 13 19500 block of Alderwood Mall Parkway. Theft. A 1994 Japanese-make car was reported stolen. 3000 184th St. SW. Weapon. A 19-year-old man was arrested for possession of a dangerous weapon. 3000 block of 184th St. SW. Th... »
By Doug Petrowski MLTnews.com Despite being down to three participating jurisdictions — Fire District 1 and the cities of Mountlake Terrace and Brier — the planning for a regional fire protection authority for much of south Snohomish County will continue. The nine jurisdictions that originally came together in March of 2011 to explore the possibility of forming a Regional Fire Authority (RFA) met ... »
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 680 calls Jan. 17-30: 560 emergency medical aid calls, 44 motor vehicle collisions, 25 fires, 14 service calls, 8 natural gas leaks, 1 hazardous materials response and 29 automatic fire alarms. Jan. 18 COLLISION: At 7:44 a.m., a two-car collision was reported at 164th Street Southwest and 36th Avenue West north of Lynnwood. Firefighters transported two... »
A small kitchen fire on the first floor of the Lynnwoods Apartments, 4705-194th St. S.W., briefly became a two-alarm response by the Lynnwood Fire Department at 7 p.m. Friday night. A fire department spokesman said the second alarm was issued in case residents of the building, many of them elderly and disabled, required assistance with an evacuation. The second alarm was dismissed almost immediate... »
There’s no word yet on the cause of a fire Monday morning at a home in the 6400 block of 178th Place SW. Just before 11 a.m., a caller reported that black smoke was coming from a garage that had been converted into a living space. The owners were able to safely evacuate before firefighters arrived. Crews had a difficult time fighting the fire because of multiple roof decks and a heavy load in the ... »
Investigators have determined a fire that caused more than $400,000 damage to a Mexican restaurant Sunday night was arson. A passerby reported the fire about 11 p.m. at Taqueria La Mexicana Restaurant on Highway 99 and 139th Street SW just north of Lynnwood. The restaurant was closed at the time and no one was inside. When firefighters arrived, smoke and flames were coming from the single-story bu... »
A quarter-mile-long brush fire along northbound I-5 north of Lynnwood triggered major delays Monday afternoon. Flames were first reported just after 2:30 p.m. Large plumes of smoke lingered over the highway for much of the evening commute, causing a 14-mile backup that stretched to Seattle’s University District. Northbound travel times approached two hours. Multiple lanes were blocked as fire crew... »
We’re getting details of a fire Wednesday night at Big E. Ales at 50th Avenue West and 208th Street SW. The fire started at about 8:30 p.m. as roofers were working on top of the building. They were doing what’s down as a “torch down” procedure on the tar roofing material when some of the wood caught fire. According to Twitter user @SnoCo_Scanner, people refused to leave the... »
A sprinkler helped prevent a fire at a senior living facility from spreading into the residential units early Wednesday morning. It started about 3:25 a.m. in a clothes dryer at the four-story, 147-unit Chateau Pacific Senior Living community in the 3300 block of 148th St. SW. Firefighters were notified by an automatic alarm system. By the time they got there, the sprinkler had mostly doused the f... »
UPDATE: Investigators have not come up with a definitive cause of the fire, but they believe it was started by combustibles being stored too close to a water heater. Damage is estimated between $800,000 and $1 million. We are receiving new photos of the fire Wednesday afternoon at the Local Yolk Cafe on 196th. At this point, investigators have not released a cause or damage estimate. No one was in... »
UPDATE: Officials say the fire spread to the ceiling and attic of the restaurant, but fortunately there were no injuries. The cause is still under investigation. About 25 crews responded to the scene, including one ladder truck and four engines. **** Firefighters are at the scene of a fire at the Local Yolk Cafe on 196th just east of 44th. The fire was first reported in the kitchen area of the re... »
An office building at 20016 Cedar Valley Road went up in flames Wednesday afternoon. The two-story waterfront building near Scriber Creek Park houses law, medical and mortgage offices, among others. KIRO 7 is reporting firefighters received the call around 2:48 p.m. and the building was fully engulfed by the time they arrived. No one was reported hurt. Crews from Fire Districts 1 and 7, and Shorel... »
A two-alarm fire at an apartment complex near Martha Lake left ten people without a home Sunday morning. It all started about 10:20 a.m. in the three-story building at the Millwood Estates Apartments in the 16600 block of 6th Ave. West. Officials said heavy smoke was coming from the second and third floors when firefighters arrived. The fire was spreading into the attic so they called for a second... »
Crews from Lynnwood Fire and Fire District 1 spent the morning putting out a house fire in Woodway. It was reported at 6:10 a.m. at a house off a long, gravel driveway in the 11400 block of N. Dogwood Lane. No one was inside when the fire broke out. The resident was in a detached garage and went to a neighbor’s house to call 911. About 20 firefighters responded. The daylight basement was in flames... »
We’re getting more details of yesterday’s explosion at the Alderwood Wastewater treatment plant off Picnic Point Road. The explosion happened as a 1,000-gallon propane tank was being loaded onto a truck. The tank shifted, a valve snapped and the propane ignited. Five workers were injured. Fire District 1 tells us the blast had a 300-foot radius and extended into two nearby buildings. Investigator... »
A fire destroyed a travel camper at a mobile home park north of Lynnwood Saturday morning. It was was reported at 8:30 a.m. at the Starlight Park in the 13700 block of Highway 99. “Firefighters responding from the north and south could see a large column of black smoke. The camper was engulfed in flames when they arrived,” said Leslie Hynes, spokesperson for Snohomish County Fire District 1 No one... »
A fire did more than $100,000 damage to a home near 208thand 23rd around 5:15 this morning. The homeowners, an elderly couple, were already awake when the fire started. They called 911 and reported that their house was filling up with smoke. Both made it out safely. When firefighters arrived, smoke was coming from the house and an orange glow was visible in a second-floor window. Inside, they foun... »
A fire in Brier caused more than $200,000 damage and left a couple homeless this morning. Neighbors called 911 around 8:40 a.m. after seeing smoke and flames coming from the home in the 21500 block of Elm Drive. A woman was home at the time but she made it out safely. Crews responded from nearby Brier Fire Station 18. “When they arrived at the house, the garage was in flames and smoke was pouring ... »
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 293 calls during the week of Nov. 24-30, including these calls near Lynnwood. November 24 COLLISION: At 1:02 p.m., a two-car collision was reported in the 4300 block of 212th Street SW in Mountlake Terrace. Firefighters transported one patient to Swedish/Edmonds Hospital. DRYER FIRE: At 1:04 p.m., firefighters responded to a small fire at a house in... »
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