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Lynnwood apartment building destroyed in huge fire

Jan 26, 2017, 5:35 AM | Updated: 5:43 am

A Lynnwood apartment building is charred rubble after a huge three-alarm fire destroyed it Wednesday night.

The fire raged through a building that was under construction on Scriber Lake Road near 198th.

More than 100 people living in nearby buildings were evacuated.

KIRO 7 reports two firefighters were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Photos from the scene of the fire

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