Frustration over response in fatal Seattle fire (Seattle)
SEATTLE – As neighbors mourn the five people killed in the Fremont apartment fire, their frustration at the fire response was very clear. “When they got here, they drove right by. People were standing in the street, screaming and yelling to stop,” said one man. The call came in at 10′04 a.m. Engine 18 was first on scene, by 10′09. But there was a problem. “They were unable to get water. By the …
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Authorities: 5 killed in Seattle apartment fire (Seattle)
A blaze tore through a Seattle apartment Saturday and killed five people, including a number of children, fire officials said.
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Ethiopian community mourns 5 dead in Seattle fire (Seattle)
Family and friends mourn the deaths of a woman and four children in one of Seattle’s deadliest blazes as officials try to figure out why a pump problem prevented one fire engine from spraying water.
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Gas leak forces evacuation of Seattle hospital buildings (Seattle)
SEATTLE – Two buildings at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle were evacuated Tuesday due to a gas leak. The buildings in the 5000 block of Tallman Avenue NW are adjacent to the main hospital building. The community blog Myballard reports the line may have been cut by [...]
Seattle. Can Smoak light Mariners’ fire?
Mariners’ Lee, Lowe have mixed feelings about being traded to Texas (Seattle)
SEATTLE — Like so many baseball fans on Friday, Cliff Lee watched ESPN and saw his name crawling across the bottom of the screen amid reports of a trade between the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees.
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Seattle. Problem engine at fatal Seattle fire was backup
Storm-Liberty Preview (Seattle)
The Seattle Storm's winning streak is over. They'll look to start a new one Friday night at Madison Square Garden. The Western Conference-leading Storm try to bounce back from their first loss in three weeks as they face the New York Liberty. Playing the first of three games in four nights, Seattle (9-2) [...]
Seattle. Frustration over response in fatal Seattle fire
Seattle Police Guild calls for mayor to name Diaz as new chief (Seattle)
SEATTLE – Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel has withdrawn from consideration for the job of Seattle police chief. Braziel called Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn's representative Tueday night to tell him he was pulling out of the race. Braziel was the top choice of [...]
