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Damage from giant barge fire caused $1 million in damages

Jun 28, 2018, 10:53 AM | Updated: 12:04 pm

The Seattle Fire Department says damage from Tuesday’s barge fire on the Duwamish River is estimated at approximately $1 million.

Flames burned through scrap cars stacked three stories high. The air was filled with a huge, dark plume of smoke.

Captain Shata Stephenson says Seattle’s fire boats were a big help battling the blaze.

Investigators have ruled the fire was accidental.

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