Thanks to reader sbhopper for the pictures from the scene
Seattle Fire was able to quickly knock down an apartment fire with limited damage Friday afternoon in Broadway’s Casa del Rey building.
A major Seattle Fire Department response filled Broadway with emergency vehicles during the response as Seattle Police blocked the street to motor vehicle traffic and public transit.
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The upper story fire inside a unit of the 1910-era building was taken care of with a pump can, according to emergency radio updates. The quick arrival helped to keep the fire response and water hoses from damaging nearby units and the street level businesses below.
Seattle Fire says a check of the burned unit revealed no victims and that an investigation was underway to determine a cause.
The four-story mixed-use building in the 300-block of Broadway E is home to a mix of street-level businesses including the Spin Cycle Record, Movies, and Games store, Buckhorn Barbershop, and the Fuel coffee counter in the old Vivace walk-up stand. The upper floors include room for 30 apartment units, according to county records.
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