Seattle, WA | Firefighters were dispatched at 1048 hours PST this morning to the 4500 block of University Way NE for a fire in a building. The building is the venue to the Hunan Chinese Kitchen Delivery formerly the Silk Road Noodle Bar restaurant, according to Yelp.
Units Dispatched
Battalions: 2, 4, 6.
Engines: 2, 9, 16, 17, 18, 22, 25, 38, 40.
Ladders: 1, 4, 5, 8, 10.
Medic/Aid Units: M18, A25, M31, M44. REHAB1.
Staff: Safety2, Staff10, PIO, MAR5. Deputy1.
Air Units: 10, 240, 260.
Cause
Marshal 5, Seattle’s FIU investigative unit is currently working through the fire scene with the help of Firefighters, as they help him move things around. At this time, there is no preliminary cause of this fire.
Fire Activities
Seattle Fire’s Ladder 1. (c) NW Fire Blog (stock photo)
We picked up active scanner feed via the Seattle Fire radio transmissions about twenty minutes into the incident. The command name is “University Command”.
At 1117 hours PST, Engine 25’s crew was tasked with a primary search on floor 2. They reported their progress was about 3/4 way through and had zero visibility. Hydraulic ventilation was also reported by another crew.
A large skylight that ran down the whole length of the fire building on the Alpha side seemed to play a key role in some of the obstacles firefighters faced. At 1124 hours, it was determined there was no fire in the attic.
After careful inspection and 4×4 cuts on the Charlie/Delta corner, there was no extension into the Delta exposure building.
A primary search of floor was conducted at 1127 hours and an all clear was called. Ladder 1 pulled ceilings in the Charlie / Delta corner and reported an all clear. E25 reported a little fire in the cockloft. They were working on getting water on the fire.
Command to Dispatch reported that the fire was under control at 1130 hours with a completed primary search with an all clear and vertical ventilation had been started.
No heat was found in the ceilings but a heat signature was found due to hot spots in the interior walls at 1136 hours PST.
Division 2 reported no fire in the northern rooms, overhaul had been completed and E2 crew was exiting due to low air. New replacements would be deployed by Command. A tap fire was reported to Command.
Smoke began to clear on the Bravo / Delta side at 1148 hours.
A secondary search on the Floor 2 was conducted by E18 at 1152 hours.
Units began returning back into service at 1153 were Air260, Engines 2, 18, 25, Ladders 4, 5, 1 and the PIO.
At 1233 hours, power had not been secured yet and therefore fire crews were notified that the building was still energized.
Some remaining fire crews are still on-scene and remain until Command is terminated. More information will be updated as it is received.
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