MYNORTHWEST NEWS

Two dead in South Seattle marijuana grow house fire

Dec 31, 2018, 10:43 AM

seattle fire...

(KIRO 7)

(KIRO 7)

Two people have died in a house fire in South Seattle Monday morning.

The fire at the home at Spear Place South and South Barton Street broke out about 5:45 a.m. It is now under control.

Seattle Fire Public Information Officer Hilton Almond said fire crews also discovered a grow operation in the Rainier Valley home.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

MyNorthwest News

wrestler evergreen firefighter wildfire...

Tim Hohl

Evergreen College wrestler trades the mat for fighting fires over the summer

Mariah Paz is used to facing tough opponents, but this summer, the Evergreen State College wrestler has been taking on something very different: Wildfire.

29 minutes ago

police chief seattle mayor search...

KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle mayor launches national search for new police chief

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has launched a national search for the next city police chief.

1 hour ago

Seattle Montana family killed...

Associated Press

Former Seattle man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner in Montana, family says

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former Seattle man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home outside Billings, Montana, weeks after his parents asked him to move out, a family member told The Associated Press.

10 hours ago

fire engine...

James Lynch

Washington business owner buys fire engine to defend community from wildfire threat

With wildfires raging across Washington, one business owner has taken wildfire defense into his own hands — by buying a used fire engine.

12 hours ago

mail-in voting (1)...

KIRO Newsradio staff

‘Don’t freak out’: WA Secretary of State expects new injunction ‘very soon’ after Supreme Court mail-in voting ruling

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs expects a new injunction to be filed "very soon" after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on mail-in voting.

13 hours ago

seattle police chief...

KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle mayor launches national search for new police chief

Seattle mayor Katie Wilson has launched a national search for the next city police chief.

14 hours ago

Two dead in South Seattle marijuana grow house fire