Seattle Fire responded to a smoky fire beneath the Pine Street I-5 overpass Wednesday morning. An eyewitness tells us a mattress had been set ablaze (UPDATE: SFD says fire may have been a homeless person’s bedding, not a mattress. No information on injuries). We also received these pictures from Sage who called 911, snapped the photos and then, like every good CHS reader should do, sent us a note about the incident!

I called it [in] at 9:12 am, right after I saw the smoke and flames. I don’t know how it started, but the fire was clearly localized at the encampment under the bridge.

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I would have missed it had I not stopped to appreciate the tulips and daffodils that are in bloom adjacent to the dog park on the other side of the street.

Thanks Sage. And thanks for remembering the proper order of things: Call 911, photograph, then e-mail CHS.

The overpass areas below along I-5 are used by homeless people — CHS has reported on SPD activities involving searches for people who may have fled under the fenced-off spaces beneath the roadway. We don’t have details yet from SFD confirming the mattress element — but our main concern is whether anybody was hurt in the smoky fire — and whether they stuck around for treatment if they were. We’ll update if we learn more.