WITH
WITH A
WITH A MOTHER AND BABY INSIDE. >>> GOOD EVENING.
WE START WITH THE DEVASTATING
FIRE IN SEATTLE'S BALLARD
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. FLAMES SHOOTING THROUGH THE ROOF
SHORTLY AFTER NOON.
A SHORT TIME LATER THIS HISTORIC
BUILDING IS A TOTAL LOSS.
>> THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE
HEART OF BALLARD.
THE BUILDING HOUSED SEVERAL
BUSINESSES INCLUDING KITCHEN AND
THINGS, SEATTLE GOLD GRILLS AND
SUPER CUTS.
SUPER CUTS. AT ONE POINT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
ISSUED AN EVACUATION ORDER.
>> WE HAVE SEVERAL REPORTERS
FOLLOWING OUR TOP STORY.
WE WANT TO CHECK IN WITH GLEN IN
A MOMENT.
A MOMENT.
A MOMENT. FIRST WE TURN TO KELLY WHO GOT A
CLOSE UP LOOK THIS AFTERNOON.
WHAT IS THE LATEST THERE?
>> I WAS HERE TILL JUST AFTER
NOON WATCHING THEM BATTLE
THIS FIRE.
THIS FIRE. IT IS NOW CONTAINED.
CREWS ARE PUTTING OUT HOT SPOTS.
THERE IS NO DOUBT THEY WILL
REMAIN HERE THROUGH THE NIGHT TO
MAKE SURE THAT FIRE DOESN'T
REIGNITE ONCE AGAIN.
IT IS RARE TO SEE THIS MANY
SEATTLE FIREFIGHTERS IN ONE
PLACE.
PLACE.
PLACE. >>
PLACE. >> SO MANY FIREFIGHTERS.
LIKE EARLIER THEY WERE ALL
COMING OUT EVACUATING ON THOSE
CRANES.
CRANES.
CRANES. >> THIS FIRE IN BALLARD
DESTROYED FIVE BUSINESSES WITH
FLAMES DIFFICULT TO CONTAIN.
>> I'VE NEVER SEEN FLAMES COMING
OUT OF THE BUILDING LIKE THIS.
IT IS PRETTY SCARY.
>> IN FACT THE FIRE REQUIRED 65%
OF SEATTLE'S FIREFIGHTERS.
>> THEY ARE EVERYWHERE.
>> WHAT HAPPENED?
>> IT IS LIKE A BATTLE SCENE.
>> CREWS STEPPING INTO DANGER
LEAVING THOSE IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD IN AWE.
>> JUST LIKE THE PROFESSIONALISM
OF THESE FIREFIGHTERS.
THEY ARE CALL AND POISED COMING
OUT HERE AND GETTING THE JOB
DONE.
DONE.
DONE. >>
DONE. >> A DIFFICULT JOB.
SMOKE AND FLAMES TOOK OVER A
STRIP MALL ON MARKET STREET.
IT REPORTEDLY STARTED IN THE
ATTIC OF THE SUPER CUTS AND
QUICKLY SPREAD.
QUICKLY SPREAD. >> THERE WAS NOT A FIRE STOP
BETWEEN THOSE FIVE BUSINESSES.
THAT ALLOWED THE FIRE TO SPREAD
FROM ONE BUSINESS TO THE NEXT
WITHOUT BEING STOPPED.
>> SEATTLE FIRE SAYS NO ONE WAS
HURT BUT ONE FIREFIGHTER WAS
TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AS A
PRECAUTION.
PRECAUTION. >> BLACK, DARK CLOUDS.
>> A SEVERAL HOUR BATTLE BECAUSE
THE FIRE COULD ONLY BE FOUGHT
FROM ABOVE UNTIL ROOF COLLAPSED.
>> DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT IS GOING
OUT ANYTIME SOON.
>> NOW YOU CAN TAKE A FIRST LOOK
INSIDE SHOWING THE DAMAGE TO
THESE BUSINESSES IN THE HEART OF
BALLARD.
BALLARD.
BALLARD. >> I HOPE THEY DON'T HAVE TO
TEAR DOWN A HISTORIC PART OF
BALLARD.
BALLARD.
BALLARD. I'M GUESSING THEY WILL.
>> AND RIGHT NOW YOU ARE TAKING
A LIVE LOOK INSIDE THE KITCHEN
AND THINGS SHOP HERE ON MARKET
STREET.
STREET.
STREET. YOU SEE THE DAMAGE THEY ARE
WORKING WITH RIGHT NOW.
MARKET STREET HERE, THIS IS A
MAIN THOROUGH FAIR.
WE WILL BRING IN GLEN WHO HAS
BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE IMPACTS
THIS FIRE HAS ON THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
THINK OF BALLARD LIKE A CITY
WITHIN A MUCH BIGGER CITY.
THAT CITY BEING SEATTLE OF
COURSE.
COURSE.
COURSE. THIS KIND OF TAPE IS NOT
CONDUCIVE FOR FOLKS GETTING
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. THINGS ARE STARTING TO LOOSEN
UP.
UP.
UP. >>
UP. >> FOR HOURS THIS IS
NORTHWEST MARKET STREET.
BALLARD'S MOST IMPORTANT
BOULEVARD DISRUPTED BY FIRE.
>> THIS IS ALL PART OF THE SAME
BUILDING.
BUILDING.
BUILDING. >> THERE ARE THOSE IMPACTED BY
THIS FIRE INCLUDING JAMES.
>> WE ARE AT 3 ALARM RIGHT NOW.
HE SAID PART OF THE COMPLEX OF
STORES THAT ARE BURNING.
>> SCARED TO DEATH.
I WANT MY STUFF.
>> HE IS CONCERNED THERE WON'T
BE ANYTHING LEFT TO MOVE BACK
INTO.
INTO.
INTO. >>
INTO. >> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. YOU CAN SEE THE WATER POURING
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. IT
DOWN. IT IS A BIG GAPING HOLE.
>> THE IMPACTS ARE DIRECT AND
INDIRECT.
INDIRECT.
INDIRECT. >> CRAZY JOB.
>> MILEY AND HANNAH LIFE IN THIS
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. MILEY DIRECTLY ON NORTHWEST
MARKET.
MARKET.
MARKET. >> IT IS IMPRESSIVE TO WATCH
EVERYTHING HAPPEN BUT -- IT IS
SAD.
SAD.
SAD. >>
SAD. >> THE FIVE BUSINESSES BURNED
DOWN, ONE WOULD EXPECT THEIR
NEXT CALL TO THE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
COMPANY.
COMPANY. >> FOR THOSE HOURS AND POSSIBLY
LONGER, EVERYBODY HERE TAKES A
HIT.
HIT.
HIT. >>
HIT. >> IT WILL BE BAD.
>> FOR US, HOPEFULLY BY TOMORROW
THINGS WILL GET BACK TO NORMAL.
TODAY, I DON'T KNOW.
>> NOW, DAY LIFE IS TURNING INTO
NIGHT LIFE HERE IN BALLARD.
A LOT OF RESTAURANTS, A LOT OF
STUFF GOING ON EVEN AFTER SOME
OF THE RETAIL STORES CLOSE.
AS WE GO OVER HERE, INDIA
BISTRO, GOOD NEWS THEIR OPEN
SIGN IS ON.
WE SEE A FEW PEOPLE INSIDE
HAVING DINNER.
HAVING DINNER. BACK TO YOU.
>> GLEN, THANK YOU.
>>> OTHER NEWS TONIGHT, SEATTLE
PUBLIC UTILITIES ISSUES AN ALERT
THAT HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN THE
AREA MAY NOTICE DISCOLORED
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. THE UTILITY SAID ALL OF THE
HYDRANT USE STIRRED UP SEDIMENT
IN THE PIPES.
YOU SHOULD RUN YOUR WATER UNTIL
IT CLEARS BEFORE YOU DRINK AND
IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, WAIT A
COUPLE OF HOURS AND TRY TO RUN
THE WATER AGAIN.
>> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW BIG
THIS FIRE WAS, IT GIVES YOU AN
IDEA THAT FIREFIGHTERS FROM ALL
OVER THE CITY RESPONDED TO THIS
FIRE TODAY.
FIRE TODAY. ALL THESE DIFFERENT COLORS SHOW
THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CITY
THAT HAVE FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
EVERY AREA YOU SEE COLORED HERE
HAS A FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT
RESPONDED TO THIS FIRE IN
BALLARD.
BALLARD.
BALLARD. WE ARE TALKING MORE THAN HALF OF
THE SEATTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S --
ALL THE STATIONS IN ALL
RESPONDED DOWN IN BALLARD TO
RESPOND -- WE ARE TALKING LADDER
COMPANIES, ENGINE COMPANIES A
LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE JUST TO BE
ABLE TO ROTATE PEOPLE THROUGH
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. WE
THERE. WE HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN SENDING IN VIDEOS
AND PICTURES ALL DAY LONG.
THIS REALLY HELPED TELL THE
STORY TODAY.
STORY TODAY. WE HAVE BEEN SHARING THESE AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT
THEY WERE UP AGAINST IN A VERY
TIGHT AREA WITH SO MANY PEOPLE
NEEDING TO GO THROUGH THERE ALL
DAY TO DAY.
THANK YOU FOR SENDING THOSE IN
AND KEEP THEM COMING.
>> THANK YOU.
THE WEATHER PLAYED A ROLE IN
TODAY'S FIRE TOO.
STRONG WINDS BLEW THE SMOKE
ACROSS SEVERAL DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS. >> EVEN AT 10:00 WE SAW
SOME OF THOSE WINDS REALLY
STARTING TO HOWL UP FROM THE
SOUTH RIGHT UP PUGET SOUND.
I WILL SHOW YOU A MAP AND WE
WILL ZOOM INTO THE AREA.
I SAW AND HEARD A LOT OF THEM
MOVING RIGHT THROUGH GREEN WOOD.
I PUT A LITTLE DOT ON THE MAP TO
SHOW WHERE THIS FIRE WAS.
THESE WINDS WERE COMING IN OUT
OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.
WE DON'T HAVE ONE SPECIFIC
WEATHER STATION AT THAT AREA.
I PULLED UP SOME OTHER SITES IN
AND AROUND.
AND AROUND. I JUST LOOKED AT SALMON BAY.
FROM 10:55 IS WHEN THEY STARTED
TO REALLY PICK UP.
BY 11:55 GUSTING UP TO 25 MILES
PER HOUR.
PER HOUR.
PER HOUR. 16 AT 12:55.
2:00 AND 3:00 THEY WERE STILL
GUSTING ALMOST 20 MILES PER
HOUR.
HOUR.
HOUR. YOU
HOUR. YOU TALKED ABOUT THOSE
ADVISORIES.
ADVISORIES. WITH THE BLIND BLOWING WIND
BLOWING UP -- IT
WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING UP TO THE
NORTH.
NORTH.
NORTH. THERE'S A BIT OF A VALLEY THERE.
A FEW OTHER GUSTS WE SAW,
SEATTLE, 38 MILE PER HOUR GUST.
COMING UP IN A