Seattle Fire battles Pike/Broadway building blaze after reported ‘rubbish fire’ spreads

Firefighters could be seen battling the blaze in an image from a city traffic camera

Seattle Fire crews battled a Christmas morning building fire that started as a reported rubbish fire at Broadway and Pike.

The reported address for the blaze at 816 E Pike is the location of the two-story, 1912-era masonry commercial building near the corner of Pike and Broadway home to a location of the Cinnaholic cinnamon roll chain and the A/stir restaurant.

SFD was called to the building just before 6:30 AM to a reported rubbish fire at the structure. The incident was quickly update to a full building fire response.

Multiple firetrucks filled the area around the Broadway and Pike intersection during the response.

Crews were checking for any possible extension of the flames from the building’s roof and to adjacent structures including the historic Broadway State Bank building on the corner and the Neighbours building behind.

The fire was reported under control and constrained the E Pike building after about 20 minutes.

There were no reported injuries.

Seattle Fire was also responding to multiple additional reported rubbish fires in the area including Boylston and Madison and at 12th and Jackson.

The Seattle Fire Marshal was called to the E Pike scene to investigate.

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