Belltown apartment fire ruled arson; 3 people injured
SEATTLE - At least three people were hurt Thursday morning after a fire at an apartment building in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood.
Before 3 a.m. crews responded to a fire on the first floor of a residential building in the 2200 block of First Avenue.
Firefighters rescued a man, who was taken to the Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.
Crews treated a man and woman at the scene for minor injuries.
On Thursday afternoon, fire officials was ruled as an arson. Seattle Police arrested a 38-year-old Federal Way man suspected of starting the fires.
The investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information on the fire is asked to call 1-800-55-ARSON (27766).
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