Brushfire spreads to large pile of debris in South Seattle

SEATTLE — Firefighters put out a brushfire that spread to a big pile of debris in South Seattle early Wednesday.

Seattle Fire first reported the blaze in 2300 block of 25th Avenue South, not far from Rainier Avenue South, at 2:07 a.m.

Crews were concerned that the flames could spread to a nearby building, but they kept the 50 x 30-foot fire contained.

A KIRO 7 News photographer at the scene said the burning debris pile was part of a stack of construction foam that was set to go inside a building.

Firefighters had the flames under control within an hour.

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