On December 28th, 2020, I captured a large Seattle Fire response to a fire burning in a strip mall in the north Seattle neighborhood of Lake City.
Several people broke into one of the businesses and then set it on fire. Seattle fire units arrived quickly and the response was upgraded to a 2-alarm fire less than 10 minutes after their arrival, bringing a total of 84 firefighters to the scene.
The fire was fought defensively (from the exterior) due to the collapse risk, and all seven businesses inside the strip mall were destroyed. There were no injuries. I’ve located GoFundMe’s for 4 of the business – I’ll update the list if I find more:
Aloha Ramen: https://gofund.me/a78434e6
Gifted Cutz and Nailz: https://gofund.me/056b8b45
99 Cent Store: https://gofund.me/6ec242f9
Papa Murphy’s: https://gofund.me/9736e6b2
Clip listing:
0:00 – Pics from @SeattleFire twitter account
0:10 – SPD blocking traffic, and a look at the flames from the burning building
1:04 – Closer look at the fire, plus a ladder pipe operation
2:05 – Various Seattle Fire units arriving on scene
4:03 – The fire continues to grow
7:42 – A look at the scene, plus Air 260 arriving (8:35)