A two-alarm fire that destroyed a strip of businesses in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood late Monday was intentionally set, Seattle Fire investigators say.
Seattle Fire investigators determined the cause of the fire was incendiary. The arson bomb squad and the Seattle Fire Department fire marshal are investigating the fire.
Seattle Fire said beyond noting that they believe it was intentionally set, investigators can’t release more details about the fire. Officials believe it spread quickly through the void space between the roof and ceiling that connects the businesses.
The incident was initially reported as a burglary call, according to police.
While the witness was on the phone with police just before 11 p.m., he told them several people were breaking into a business in the 3000 block of NE 127th Street, according to Seattle police.