Crews battled a fire in downtown Seattle Thursday afternoon.
Firefighters were dispatched just before 3 p.m. to 1919 First Avenue, the same building that houses Kells Irish Restaurant & Pub.
"All I knew is that someone screamed to me the building was on fire," said Karen McAleese Kells, who owns and helps manage the restaurant on ground floor. Witnesses reported seeing smoke billowing from the building from several miles away.
"Oh my god, what do I do?" said Danielle Holland. "I ran outside, I called 911. They said everyone was on the way and as I'm standing outside, Karen, the owner and manager of Kells was coming out the backdoor. That's when I saw a giant like plume of black smoke follow her."