2-alarm fire burns vacant building near Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood

SEATTLE — Crews with Seattle Fire are battling a 2-alarm fire at a vacant commercial building near the Rainier Beach neighborhood.

The fire in the 9200 block of Renton Avenue South was called out at 5:23 a.m. Wednesday.

The first crews to arrive saw flames coming through the roof, so firefighters took a defensive approach and fought the fire from a safe distance from the building.

At 5:45 a.m., Seattle Fire upgraded the response to 2 alarms so more resources could be summoned.

Meanwhile, AlertSeattle, the city’s official emergency notification system, issued a notice that people in the area should close their windows and doors due to smoke from the fire.

Shortly before 7 a.m., crews remained at the scene but appeared to be making progress.

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