SEATTLE — The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) says a fire that started in a dumpster extended to a commercial building in Ballard on Friday night.
A single SFD engine was dispatched near Market Avenue Northwest and 17th Avenue Northwest at around 8:40 p.m., but additional units were called due to the severity of the fire.
Crews were able to extinguish the fire by 9:40 p.m. and SFD says nobody was in the building.
In total, around 55 firefighters responded with four ladder trucks and other units.
Seattle Fire says the incident is under investigation.
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