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Marina fire on Lake Union

December 8th, 2009 · 7 Comments

Update 11:38 a.m.: According to Seattle 911, the PI’s police blog, the fire was caused by an accidental electrical failure, and the three boats and dock affected amounted to an estimated $2 million in damages.

Update: Firefighters battled a two-alarm marina fire on Lake Union in the 1800 block of Westlake Ave. early this morning. It began just after 3 a.m. as a report of a 30-foot boat on fire, and quickly grew to three boats ablaze — the flames easily visible from the east side of Queen Anne. Because of the cold temperatures, firefighters turned to foam to extinguish the blaze, as water froze when it hit the dock. Two firefighters and a Harbor Patrol officer fell into the lake, but they were quickly pulled to safety without injury.

By 4 a.m. the fire was under control. Here’s video of the fire from KIRO TV. And Queen Ann View reader Silver posted updates here in the forum.



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