3-alarm fire shuts down Sumner downtown

Early reports of a three-alarm fire in Sumner come from East Pierce Fire & Rescue (EPFR) after crews were called to a scene at 2:34 a.m. Friday morning.

The city tweets the blaze is on Main Street and they have shut power off to the area as the East Pierce Fire Department is responding.

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Early commuters @SoundTransit, Main Street is closed due to a fire. Access remains open as normal (plus road construction) to the station from points on Maple St and south.

— Sumner, Washington (@CityOfSumnerWA) October 28, 2022

East Pierce Fire has said that they are shutting off power to the area as they try and put fires out at multiple businesses, but the blaze is no longer spreading and has been contained to the business it originally started at.

Some reports say that the inferno came from a gas leak, with EPFR saying the fire is ‘gas fed’ and tweeting out that a natural gas main has been secured.

Early commuters @SoundTransit, Main Street is closed due to a fire. Access remains open as normal (plus road construction) to the station from points on Maple St and south.

— Sumner, Washington (@CityOfSumnerWA) October 28, 2022

The department reported 35-mile-per-hour winds in the area yesterday, but no confirmation on a cause just yet.

Main Street is closed from Fryar Avenue to Wood Avenue, and side streets may also have limited access north of Main Street, the city said.

Officials are asking people to stay clear of the area.

#Developing I’m here in downtown Sumner where a 3-alarm fire has torched multiple businesses, like the Whispering Hills Market, Stuck Junction Saloon & The Attic venue.

Firefighters got the call overnight, around 3 am, it’s still burning & they say it’ll be a while til it’s out pic.twitter.com/J6cgf1SpZq

— Sam Campbell (@HeySamCampbell) October 28, 2022

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