{"id":2003603,"date":"2023-08-17T12:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-huge-fire-breaks-out-at-seattle-homeless-encampment-near-google-office\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T12:24:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:24:13","slug":"video-huge-fire-breaks-out-at-seattle-homeless-encampment-near-google-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-huge-fire-breaks-out-at-seattle-homeless-encampment-near-google-office\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Massive Fire Erupts Near Google Office at Seattle Homeless Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-huge-fire-breaks-out-at-seattle-homeless-encampment-near-google-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003603&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A massive fire erupted at a Seattle homeless encampment\u200c just\u2063 blocks away from\u2063 one of \u2063Google\u2019s \u2064corporate offices \u200cearlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>The blaze\u2063 ignited at an \u2063encampment at \u2064Mercer\u2062 Street and\u2064 Fairview Avenue on Monday,\u200b near Interstate \u20645, devastating a portion of the camp and \u2064putting the residents\u200c of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-safeway-employee-deemed-heroic-after-attempting-to-disarm-gunman-who-killed-2-injured-2-police\/\" title=\"Oregon Safeway Employee Deemed Heroic After Attempting To Disarm Gunman Who Killed 2, Injured 2: Police\u00a0\">nearby apartment complex<\/a>\u2064 at risk.<\/p>\n<p>This\u200d fire marks at least the <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/seattle-homeless-crisis-homelessness-homicide-encampment-strangled-south-lake-union-mercer-street-king-county-washington-seattle-police-department-violent-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ninth<\/a> incident \u200cat the encampment since \u2062last summer. It is situated\u2064 just a few blocks\u200d east of Google\u2019s Fairview corporate office, although the office itself seems to have been unaffected by the fire.<\/p>\n<p>A 46-year-old homeless man residing \u2064at the camp was arrested\u200b in connection with the fire. According to court \u2063documents obtained\u2062 by\u200c KOMO News, he claimed that the \u200cfire was accidental, caused by a knocked-over candle while he was cleaning\u200b his \u200dtent.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-mob-beats-man-to-death-for-allegedly-touching-holy-bejeweled-sword\/\" title=\"India: Mob Beats Man to Death for Allegedly Touching Holy Bejeweled Sword\">man allegedly attempted<\/a> to extinguish the flames, but they \u200crapidly spread. Witnesses \u200creported seeing him flee the\u200d scene, leading to his arrest a few blocks\u2062 away.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the fire, which could be seen throughout the city,\u2063 captured\u200d the ominous sight of black smoke billowing around buildings, bridges,\u2063 and even the Seattle Space Needle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething is seriously on fire around Eastlake in \u200cSeattle \u2063right now,\u201d exclaimed one social media user on X,\u2063 sharing a video of \u200bthe menacing clouds.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Seattle \u200cencampment, fire\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MnwOwIUdiw\">pic.twitter.com\/MnwOwIUdiw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Glenn E. Malone, EdD (@GEMalone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GEMalone\/status\/1691241586171293700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Something \u200cis seriously on fire \u200baround Eastlake\u2063 in Seattle right now <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vzt50fOQ7J\">pic.twitter.com\/vzt50fOQ7J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sergey \u2063Yun (@iskra_9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iskra_9\/status\/1691238585775853573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August\u200b 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fire near downtown Seattle <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fire?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#fire<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/seattle?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#seattle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2WbEDuJfA3\">pic.twitter.com\/2WbEDuJfA3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hayssam (@destinatepath) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/destinatepath\/status\/1691238648350674949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Seattle \u200dFire Department swiftly responded to the \u2062fire, successfully preventing it from spreading beyond the homeless \u2064encampment. Court documents also\u2063 revealed the presence of \u200ban <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-huge-fire-breaks-out-at-seattle-homeless-encampment-near-google-office\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Massive Fire Erupts Near Google Office at Seattle Homeless Camp\">exterior gas line nearby<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>City officials <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/seattle-homeless-crisis-mercer-street-fairview-avenue-encampment-fire-flames-a-priority-for-cleanup-removal-washington-state-mayor-bruce-harrell-kcrha-homelessness-authority-unhoused-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> that cleanup efforts\u200d would take place within two or three weeks. Cleanup crews \u200chave already visited the site this week, as confirmed by a\u2064 spokesperson for \u200dthe mayor.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect is \u200bcurrently in \u2063custody and under investigation for\u2063 felony reckless burning. His bail has been\u2062 set at \u2064$50,000, although prosecutors had requested $150,000.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2063resident of \u200bthe apartment building near the homeless encampment expressed her frustration to \u200cKOMO News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u200c warned the city that this would happen; they start fires\u2064 all the time. We&#8217;ve called the fire department \u200dabout seven or eight times\u2063 this year,\u201d\u200d she <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/seattle-homeless-crisis-mercer-street-fairview-avenue-encampment-fire-flames-a-priority-for-cleanup-removal-washington-state-mayor-bruce-harrell-kcrha-homelessness-authority-unhoused-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> \u200d the\u200b outlet. \u201cIt&#8217;s absolutely insane that they prioritize the safety of ten people over 2,000 innocent individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seattle residents have been <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/seattle-homeless-crisis-mercer-street-fairview-avenue-encampment-fire-flames-a-priority-for-cleanup-removal-washington-state-mayor-bruce-harrell-kcrha-homelessness-authority-unhoused-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demanding<\/a> the removal of the encampment for \u200cmonths, citing \u2064concerns for the safety of both the\u2063 homeless population and other residents.<\/p>\n<p>In March, a woman was <a href=\"https:\/\/komonews.com\/news\/local\/seattle-homeless-crisis-homelessness-homicide-encampment-strangled-south-lake-union-mercer-street-king-county-washington-seattle-police-department-violent-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strangled<\/a> \u2064to death\u2064 at \u200cthe encampment, \u200band her \u200cbody went undiscovered for\u2062 four days.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle has witnessed a significant increase in its homeless population in recent years.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In 2022, approximately 7,620 people \u200dwere \u200bhomeless in King County, \u200bwhich encompasses Seattle, marking \u200ba 38% rise from 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/homeless\/heres-why-people-think-seattle-will-reverse-course-on-homelessness\/#:~:text=It%27s%20difficult%20to%20say%20whether,a%2038%25%20increase%20from%202020.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the county\u2019s annual point-in-time count.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle \u2062is not the only West Coast city \u2064grappling with the challenges of crime, homelessness, and drug addiction. Disturbing scenes\u2063 of homeless individuals openly \u200dusing\u2062 drugs and living in squalor on city streets continue to emerge from neighborhoods \u2063in Los \u200cAngeles, San \u200dFrancisco, \u200bPortland, and other cities as \u200cwell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A massive fire erupted near Google&#8217;s corporate office in Seattle this week, engulfing a homeless encampment at Mercer Street and Fairview Avenue. The blaze, which started on Monday, destroyed a section of the camp and posed a threat to residents in a nearby apartment complex.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2003604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2003603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2003603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2003603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2003604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2003603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2003603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2003603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}