UPDATE: Fire at Jiffy Lube in The Junction

4:16 AM: Seattle Fire is at a commercial building in the 4000 block of SW Alaska.

(Photo by Seth Gray)

4:19 AM: SFD says it’s a small attic fire at the Jiffy Lube. Radio traffic indicates it’s under control.

(WSB photo)

4:29 AM: Our crew has just arrived. Meantime, via radio. firefighters are saying “a lot of smoke and a little fire” remains.

4:34 AM: Firefighters tell us at the scene that no one was in the building when this started and no one’s been hurt. The cause is under investigation.

4:45 AM: SFD is now starting to dismiss some of the units. We’ll be checking on the business’s status later in the morning.

11:12 AM: We checked with SFD spokesperson Kristin Tinsley about the cause. Her reply: “The fire at the Jiffy Lube automotive oil change store was ruled undetermined; estimated loss is $125,000. The store was unoccupied at the time of the incident. The fire originated in the mezzanine storage room above the business office.”

Karen July 2, 2019 (4:19 am)

That explains all the sirens I heard going down Roxbury. Must be a big response.

pdxmark77 July 2, 2019 (6:10 am)

Yeah, it was a full response.This was what respondedFire in Building – 4000 Sw Alaska St – A14 AIR10 B5 B7 DEP1 E11 E29 E32 E36 E37 L1 L11 M32 M44 MAR5 R1 REHAB1 SAFT2 STAF10 – 3:54

Theresa Ness July 2, 2019 (6:02 am)

OMG!!! That’s my place of work!!! My co worker & i are on the way to work (well not now) in the middle of I5….

40th Neighbor July 2, 2019 (7:13 am)

Woke up to the smell of smoke filling our house, kind of scary. Glad no one was hurt, thank you fire crews, great job!

Lola July 2, 2019 (8:48 am)

Why would the Fire Responder’s be coming from Roxbury? The fire station for West Seattle is 3 blocks from this building right on Alaska St and about 37th. And I would think if they would need more either the fire station up in North Admiral would respond or if there is still that one Under the WS Bridge just down from Avalon.

WSB July 2, 2019 (1:22 pm)

The units dispatched for a full response come from a variety of directions – not just stations but also depending on where they might have previously been called to.
Guy July 2, 2019 (2:33 pm)

Really Lola? Do you think each station holds 10 trucks?

Seriously? July 2, 2019 (10:32 am)

Thank you, SPD, for your quick action! And for all you do!

Seriously? July 3, 2019 (5:33 am)

*SFD, not that I don’t love SPD as well, but I made a typo. Thank you SFD!

DH July 2, 2019 (11:40 am)

Just shortly before this there was a loud group of, what I assume, were male teens screaming, playing loud music and banging on the play equipment/basketball hoops with metal pipes at Fairmont Playfield. I think at one point they were physically fighting. I called the non-emergency line at 3:19am. Shortly after I heard all the sirens. It sounds like this is a coincidence but that was the direction they were headed.

WSB July 2, 2019 (1:19 pm)

There is no suggestion that the fire was suspicious in origin but if you think there’s a link, you might consider calling SFD.

Literally live next door July 2, 2019 (2:33 pm)

It was quite interesting waking up from a dead sleep because all you can smell is burning plastic and smoke and decide to look outside and you see 10ish fire trucks and all your neighbors gawking at a flaming Jiffy Lube. My bedroom window shares the alley directly behind JL where most of the smoke and fire seemed to be coming out of (or maybe being carried by the wind in that direction). I’m glad no one was hurt and that fire and police showed up so quickly to contain the fire.

Eric Von Storkes July 2, 2019 (2:33 pm)

This is horrible news!!! I always use this Jiffy Lube for my oil and other lubricating needsI am going to pray for Theresa Ness and all of the Jiffy Lube family

sw July 2, 2019 (5:00 pm)

There is construction going on at the business next door. Wonder if something lit up from there.

E July 8, 2019 (8:14 pm)

no, there was very little damage to the next unit … it was contained primarily to the office in Jiffy Lube. I live right here and watched the whole thing.

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