Huge apartment #fire at 1737 Belmont Ave in #CapitolHill. Hope everyone made it out ok! pic.twitter.com/7MDwQ36gVB
— Brandi Cole (@Brandi_Cole) October 9, 2016
(Image: Seattle Fire)
One person was reported injured escaping and Seattle Fire was assessing whether the residents of the 25-unit, low income apartment building could return to their homes after an overnight fire in Belmont Ave’s Granberg Apartments.
Seattle Fire was called to the scene around 1:33 AM to reports of black smoke billowing from the upper floors of the three-story apartment building on Belmont near Howell. Firefighters found what was described as a small fire in a room on the second floor. Seattle Fire reported the fire under control within 15 minutes of arrival at the scene.
According to SFD, one person sustained an injury escaping the blaze. The victim was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries and was reported in stable condition. Units in the building were being assessed for fire, smoke, and water damage as residents hoped to return to their units on the rainy night. SFD reports the Red Cross was called in to help provide shelter for two men displaced from damaged units.
The 1908-built Granberg Apartments are operated by Pioneer Human Services and provide low income housing to residents with “verifiable income” and “supportive of a clean and sober living environment.”
UPDATE 10/10/2016: Seattle Fire reports that the fire caused $70,000 in damage and was caused by an “overheated electrical extension cord.”
