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Fire in The Jungle: Smoke clouds I-5 at I-90

Jan 29, 2016, 3:38 PM | Updated: 4:39 pm

A fire underneath I-5 is throwing smoke along the freeway at I-90. (WSDOT)...

A fire underneath I-5 is throwing smoke along the freeway at I-90. (WSDOT)

(WSDOT)

A fire underneath I-5 billowed smoke along the freeway just before the exit to I-90 in downtown Seattle around 3:30 p.m. Friday.

Fire crews have since put the fire out. The cause of the fire is not yet known. The Seattle Fire Department referred to it as a “brush fire” in a tweet.

The fire was located underneath I-5 at approximately at South Judkins Street. Smoke came from the area known as “The Jungle,” where attention has been recently focused following a fatal shooting.

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Fire in The Jungle: Smoke clouds I-5 at I-90