The American Red Cross has opened an emergency shelter after a Sunday morning rubbish fire damaged a Seattle apartment building’s electrical system, displacing about 88 people.
Shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, the Seattle Fire Department reported a blaze on the exterior of a building in the 900 block of Sixth Avenue.
The fire damaged the building’s electrical systems,” according to a social media post by the department. “Causing high voltage electrical arcing. Crews are evacuating the building as a safety precaution.”…