Investigators say they may never know what caused the three-alarm warehouse fire in north Everett on June 4.
There was not enough evidence available to pinpoint an exact cause, Fire Marshal Eric Hicks said. It was not safe for fire inspectors to go inside what was left of the building, he said. That step usually is taken to try to determine a fire’s path and origin.
The case recently was closed, based on the amount of damage from the fire and the way the warehouse collapsed, Hicks said.
“It really changed the dynamics of the inside of the building,” he said.
The damage has been estimated at $10 million. Before the fire, the property at 101 E. Marine View Drive had an assessed value of $4.8 million. Its tax value for 2017 has been recalculated, to $2.4 million, public records show.
In addition to the lost building, the fire destroyed a truck, a tractor trailer and heavy-duty machinery, Hicks said.
For the damage estimate, the investigators “factored in all of the equipment inside and outside,” he said.