Greenwood Fire – Sunday October 25 Update. Arson a possibility?

Scenes from the ongoing cleanup of Seattle’s Greenwood fire on Sunday. The cleanup and rebirth continues for the block and the Taproot Theatre:

Greenwood Area 2009 Arson History – All Close to the Greenwood Fire…:

August 13 – 108 NW 84th Street: Set fire spread to a home at approximately 4:31 p.m. A 50-year old male suffered burns and was transported to Harborview Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. Damage to the home totaled $170,000
August 13 – 1111 N 98th Street: Set fire in a first floor office of a mixed use commercial/residential building at 3:21 a.m. Two occupants of an apartment above the office were able to exit the building safely. Firefighters arrived to find a small fire in the office area on the first floor. Damage to the business totaled $15,000.
August 12 – 7708 Greenwood Ave North:
Fire set on the exterior of a three story residence at 1:33 p.m. There were no people inside the house and the fire was concentrated on the exterior of the building. Damage was estimated at $100.
June 19 – 8733 Greenwood Avenue North:
Fire set in the basement of a vacant and closed restaurant around 10:00 p.m. There were no people inside the building and no injuries as a result of this fire. Damage was estimated at $500.

Huge photo album of Greenwood Fire photos from adrielanna @flickr.

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