North Seattle encampment fire kills 1 man
One person dead in Seattle encampment fire
Seattle police are investigating a deadly encampment fire Saturday in the Haller Lake neighborhood of north Seattle.
SEATTLE - A man is dead following an early-morning tent fire in North Seattle on Saturday.
According to Seattle Police, this happened just after 7:10 a.m. on Mar. 1 in the Haller Lake neighborhood.
The encampment where the tent fire was reportedly started is on Stone Avenue North and North 135th Street.
According to SPD, officers got a call about a tent on fire. When crews got on scene, they found a man dead inside the tent.
SPD sent the arson and bomb unit as protocol and investigators are treating this as a death investigation with the Seattle fire and police departments.
The Source: Information for this article comes from the Seattle police and fire departments.
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