Early Tuesday morning, fire crews converged on a blaze inside the first floor of a two-story commercial building in the 1000 block of E Union St in Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Seattle Fire Department crews reported the fire under control, completed a primary search of the building and stayed on scene to keep an eye on lingering hot spots.
In a post on X, the Seattle Fire Department said the fire was confined to the first floor of the two-story commercial structure and confirmed that the blaze was under control. The department also reported that the primary search was complete and urged people to steer clear of the area while crews worked, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
What we know
The department’s incident log lists a "Fire in Building" call at 1005 E Union St with a dispatch time of about 1:39 a.m., along with multiple engine and ladder companies marked as responding. The Seattle Fire Department incident log records the entry and the units assigned to the response.
Nearby impact
The 1000 block of E Union sits in Capitol Hill’s Pike-Pine corridor, a tight stretch of bars, shops and apartments where even a first-floor fire can ripple into lane closures and business headaches. The city’s transportation office has already been tracking work on E Union that can tangle traffic when sirens start wailing, and SDOT has posted recent updates on projects affecting the corridor.
There were no immediate reports of injuries in Seattle Fire’s early updates, and the department has not yet released information about the extent of the damage or the cause. Seattle’s Fire Investigation Unit typically takes point on structure fire investigations to determine origin and cause and coordinates with police when needed, according to the Seattle Fire Investigation Unit.
