(WSB photos/video unless otherwise credited)
9:26 AM: Seattle Fire crews are at a residential fire in the 8100 block of 16th SW and are calling for more backup. Two people are reported to need medical treatment. Avoid the area.
9:32 AM: Firefighters report the fire is under control, but one person “might be unaccounted for” inside the house.
9:37 AM: At least one person will be taken to Harborview by SFD medics.
9:41 AM: Police have been asked to extend the blocking of traffic on 16th SW northward to SW Kenyon.
10 AM: We’re at the scene. Fire out. 2 people taken to hospital. Response winding down.
10:16 AM: Just talked to SFD spokesperson David Cuerpo. The people taken to the hospital are a wife and husband, both 60; he is in critical condition. Their son is the person possibly unaccounted for but may have just shown up nearby (in need of medical attention.)
10:51 AM: Added above, video of the 2-minute media briefing. We have not yet confirmed whether that third person has been found or not. … As noted in comments, Metro has rerouted the 125 and 128 while 16th remains closed at the fire scene.
(Aerial image sent by Craig)
ADDED: No word yet on the cause, but SFD has detailed the response in this post on its blog-format Fireline site.
ADDED: The cause was officially ruled “undetermined,” SFD tells us.
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