The Brief
- New video shows a suspected arsonist setting fire to a funeral home in South Seattle.
- Investigators say the fire is one of several intentionally set in recent weeks.
- Police are asking for help identifying the suspect caught on camera.
SEATTLE – New video from Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) cameras shows a suspected arsonist setting fire to a funeral home in South Seattle, as investigators work to determine whether the incident is connected to a string of suspicious fires in the area.
The footage, recorded on July 30, appears to show a person on the front porch of Columbia Funeral Home and Crematory shortly before flames erupted through the building. The fire destroyed the funeral home’s chapel and caused an estimated $300,000 in damage.
Seattle Fire investigators have ruled the fire as arson. No injuries were reported, and the eight human remains and more than 100 urns inside the building were safely recovered, according to the funeral home’s owners.
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