Fire scorches tree at Seattle U-District homeless encampment
Apr 30, 2019, 4:41 PM | Updated: 6:56 pm
A fire in Seattle's University District. (Joanna Small, KIRO 7)
(Joanna Small, KIRO 7)
A massive fire sent flames shooting through the branches of a large, tall tree in Seattle’s University District late Tuesday afternoon.
The fire reportedly began at a homeless encampment near NE 50th Street and 9th Avenue NE. It was spotted around 4:30 p.m. Thick black smoke could be seen from I-5.
Ten units were dispatched to the scene. No injuries were reported. Siding on a building adjacent to the blaze was melted. It is unclear how the fire began.
Video posted by KIRO 7’s Joanna Small shows a blaze burning through the large tree, with items exploding underneath.
Viewer just sent me this video of a very large fire near @UW, he says it’s a homeless encampment. @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/2n9bXyjlor
— Joanna Small (@JoannaKIRO7) April 30, 2019
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