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Woman hospitalized after fire at Seattle apartment building

SEATTLE — Firefighters were working to put out a fire at an apartment building between the Central District and Capitol Hill along East Denny Way Friday evening.

Firefighters responded around 3:30 p.m.

Seattle fire officials said the fire was burning in the attic and on the third floor of the apartment building.

An approximately 62-year-old woman was taken to Harborview in critical condition, fire officials said. The fire had been extinguished by 4:10 p.m.

Watch footage from Chopper 7 above the fire scene, embedded below.

Officials said the fire started in a bedroom of a third floor unit.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

BREAKING: Firefighters are working to put out a fire at an apartment building between the Central District and Capitol Hill on Denny Way. We’re working to get details now for a live report on KIRO 7 at 5 p.m. Watch on-air or kiro.tv/LiveNews.

Posted by KIRO 7 News on Friday, August 4, 2017
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