1 taken to hospital after fire at Seattle encampment

A 50-year-old man was taken to the hospital Tuesday night after a fire at a Seattle encampment.

The fire happened at East Marginal Way South and South Spokane Street at about 8:45 p.m.

Crews extinguished the fire.

The man was was taken to Harborview Medical Center with minor injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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