SEATTLE — Crews with the Seattle Fire Department are on scene of a brush fire on I-5 NB near Boeing Access Road. The fire first broke out around 4:45 a.m. Friday.
Officials with Seattle Fire said they don't know where exactly the brush fire started, but it spread quickly and threatened nearby homes.
Brush and grass near homes at I-5 and Austin are smoking from brush fire that spread to hillside houses. We’re told 2 homes were impacted - no injuries reported @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/CGBXY8psWn
— Rob Munoz (@RobKIRO7) August 24, 2018
Crews were able to prevent the fire from spreading into the neighborhood, but two structures were impacted. "The fire didn't jump over Airport Avenue South so we were lucky to be able to control it to just that specific area," Seattle Fire's Kristin Tinsley told KIRO 7's Rob Munoz.
2 LANES STILL BLOCKED NEAR ALBRO FOR FIRE CREWS. Back up 4 miles. Fed Way to Seattle a little over an hour pic.twitter.com/Nlud4HHHmT
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Seattle Fire says there are no reported injuries.
Brush fire along Military Rd. is under control, no reported injuries. Two lanes still blocked on NB-I5 while crews work to extinguish hot spots. Two structures impacted. pic.twitter.com/5RwcfNYwVm
— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) August 24, 2018
KIRO 7 will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
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