Lynnwood’s police and fire departments have started collecting diapers for at-risk mothers. Collection bins are located in the police department (193rd Street SW and 44th Avenue W.) and fire station #15 (188th Street SW and 44th Avenue W.) Newborn and size one are the most needed. Donations will go to Step by Step, which works…
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…
Eight months after a massive fire destroyed the Lynnview Apartments, plans are under way to rebuild. The fire on August 9 displaced 30 families and remains one of the largest fires in Lynnwood’s history. It caused $3 million in damage and was believed to be caused by a deep fryer. The owner recently applied for…
An arson might be the cause of a fire that heavily damaged Canopy World just south of Lynnwood. Dozens of firefighters from Fire District 1, Lynnwood and Shoreline fire departments responded to the 21500 block of Highway 99 about 6:30 p.m. yesterday. The business was closed at the time. A witness told police about a…
Two weeks after a fire destroyed the Lynnview Apartments, more than 30 families that were displaced are starting to rebuild their lives. The Red Cross says the temporary shelter at Trinity Lutheran Church closed last week and all of the families have found new homes. And a 9-year-old girl is working hard to replace the…
Firefighters from Lynnwood and Fire District 1 battled a large house fire tonight near 185th Street Southwest and 79th Place West. The fire was in an abandoned house on a steep hillside overlooking the Perrinville post office. Fire District 1 spokesperson Jerry Sheehan told our news partners at My Edmonds News that fire crews had…
While dozens of fire crews were working to extinguish the massive fire at the Lynnview Apartments on Monday afternoon, traffic engineers were working behind the scenes, helping to keep cars moving. Engineers in the city’s new Traffic Management Center in City Hall monitored traffic flow with cameras on all adjacent streets. They identified where backups…
Help is still needed for the more than 30 families that are now homeless as a result of Monday’s fire at the Lynnview Apartments. The families are staying at a temporary shelter at Trinity Lutheran Church at 6215 196th Street SW. Earlier the Red Cross asked that donations of household items be held until the…
Lynnwood firefighters were well aware of the dangers of the Lynnview apartment building that was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. Fire Marshal Leroy McNulty tells us firefighters had trained at that very location for at least 30 years. “We have identified this building as a high-risk occupancy due to the building construction (all wood), age…
The Snohomish County chapter of the Red Cross is helping the victims of yesterday’s fire that destroyed the Lynnview Apartments. More than 30 families were left homeless by the fire that quickly spread through the building. The Red Cross is working with apartment managers to find apartments for residents who lost theirs. Until then, they’ll…
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The charred remains of the Lynnview Apartments are still smoldering after yesterday afternoon’s massive fire. This morning crews are still on the scene to check for hotspots. 200th Street SW between 56th and 60th continues to be blocked off. Investigators say the apartment building was built in the 1970s and did not have a sprinkler…
Damage from this afternoon’s massive fire at the Lynnview Apartments is estimated at $3 million. Firefighters remained on the scene in the 5800 block of 200th Street SW late in the evening to put out the hot spots. The fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. The sheer size of the fire, combined with nearby power…
