Vacant former nursing home catches fire in Shoreline early Wednesday
May 27, 2026, 8:38 AM
The electrical panel of a vacant nursing home after a fire was extinguished. (Photo courtesy of the Shoreline Fire Department)
(Photo courtesy of the Shoreline Fire Department)
A vacant building that was once a nursing home caught on fire early Wednesday morning.
When the Shoreline Fire Department was first alerted to a fire on the 17100 block of 15th Avenue N.E., the responding firefighters couldn’t find any flames.
“Upon investigation, fire and smoke were found in an adjacent property on the west side of the building,” the Shoreline Fire Department stated. “It was then upgraded to a working fire in a vacant former nursing home facility.”
Once firefighters extinguished the fire, they determined the cause was an electrical fire originating in the panel room.
No injuries were reported.
“Thank you to our responding crews and partner agencies for their quick work and coordination,” Shoreline Fire added.
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