2:01 PM: Also happening right now: A big SFD response in the 7200 block of West Marginal Way SW, reported to be a commercial building.
2:04 PM: SFD says the fire does NOT involve a structure – it involves “materials in a recycling facility.” Still, big response, avoid the area. (Added above, video sent by Kersti Muul, smoke from the fire as seen from 1st Avenue South Bridge.)
(WSB photos by Torin Record-Sand)
2:14 PM: It’s at the Waste Management facility, according to what our crew is seeing at the scene (adding photo above). SFD says they’re working on ventilation.
2:19 PM: SFD says the fire is out.
3:59 PM: Added a few more photos. We’re following up with SFD on whether there’s any more info about the cause or what specifically burned.
4:09 PM: According to SFD spokesperson David Cuerpo, it was a unique firefighting situation, which started with a call reporting “piles of recycling materials on fire”:
As crews put water on the fire, additional firefighters operated heavy tractor loaders to spread the pile out to help dissipate the heat.
At 2:10 p.m., we sent an AlertSeattle notification within a half-mile radius of the facility advising residents and businesses to close their windows and doors to avoid smoke.
The fire did not extend to the building or vehicles. Our Mobile Ventilation Unit (MVU) was dispatched to the scene to help clear smoke from the facility. The fire was extinguished by 3:41 p.m. No injuries were reported.
The cause remains under investigation.
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