SEATTLE — A three-story vacant building caught on fire in Capitol Hill early Friday morning.
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Crews with the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) responded to the fire around 4:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of Belmont Avenue.
The fire then extended to the building behind the vacant structure.
1700 block of Belmont Ave.: Incident upgraded to a 2-alarm response because the fire extended to the building behind the vacant structure.
— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) August 16, 2024
According to SFD, the primary search of the vacant building was all-clear.
Crews defensively poured water on the fire from a safe distance as flames jumped through the roof of the vacant building amid concerns that the roof might be at risk of collapsing.
1700 block of Belmont Ave.: Flames are through the roof of the vacant building. pic.twitter.com/CQxropifQP
— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) August 16, 2024
Alert Seattle, the city’s official emergency notification system, joined SFD in telling residents in the area to close their windows and doors to prevent smoke from entering their homes and businesses.
AlertSeattle: Seattle Fire is responding to a structure fire at the 1700 block of Belmont Ave. Close windows and doors to avoid smoke exposure if you live in the vicinity. Follow @seattlefire for incident updates.
— AlertSeattle (@AlertSeattle) August 16, 2024
This is a developing story, KIRO 7 is on the scene and will update this story with more information as it becomes available.
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