Late-Night Fire Scare Sends Crews Racing To Summit Ave

Seattle firefighters rushed to the 1700 block of Summit Avenue late Saturday night after reports of a fire in an apartment building prompted a call for the public to steer clear of the area. The alert went out at 06:26:11 UTC on March 29, 2026 (11:26 p.m. PDT on March 28), and multiple engines and ladder trucks were dispatched to the scene.

Firefighters are responding to reports of a fire in an apartment building in the 1700 block of Summit Ave. Please avoid the area.

— Seattle Fire Department (@SeattleFire) March 29, 2026

What Seattle Fire Posted

On its X account, the department wrote, “Firefighters are responding to reports of a fire in an apartment building in the 1700 block of Summit Ave. Please avoid the area,” according to the Seattle…..

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