Crews battle early-morning 2-alarm fire at Seattle vacant building

The building formerly housed a treatment center owned by the Seattle Indian Health Board.

SEATTLE — A vacant building near Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood caught fire early Wednesday morning, the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) confirmed.

Crews first responded to the building around 5:30 a.m. after callers reported heavy smoke emanating from it. Flames could be seen coming through the roof once crews arrived, and water was poured on the fire from a safe distance, an SFD spokesperson told KING 5 at the scene.

Crews did not enter the building due to a risk of collapse. SFD also told KING 5 that a nearby station

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