Crime & Safety
Fire Hits Vacant Building In Lynnwood
Firefighters said the blaze may have been caused by squatters.

LYNNWOOD, WA - A fire tore through an abandoned building 4900 block of 196th Street early Monday morning. Firefighters told KIRO 7 that there was a fire recently in another vacant building nearby that squatters may have caused. Police said drivers traveling through the area should expect delays.
The address is near Lynnwood Square Shopping Center. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Seattle Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
LFD and FD1 on scene abandoned structure fire 4900 block of 196th. Expect delays for fire apparatus moving in area pic.twitter.com/gKoowpw8kZ
— Lynnwood Police (@LynnwoodPD) December 11, 2017
Image via Lynnwood Fire
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