Crews respond to restaurant fire in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood

SEATTLE, WA — Crews responded to a kitchen fire Sunday evening at a restaurant in the Greenwood neighborhood of north Seattle, according to Seattle Fire Department.

Crews investigating moderate smoke from a structure at the 8500 block of Greenwood Ave. N. Avoid area as emergency vehicles respond in to the scene.

— Seattle Fire Dept. (@SeattleFire) August 2, 2021

Firefighters were initially dispatched to the scene in the 8500 block of Greenwood Avenue North shortly before 5:34 p.m. to investigate reports of moderate smoke emanating from the structure.

At 5:40 p.m., a kitchen fire was reported to have been extinguished within a short time, allowing for a reduced response.

No injuries have been reported in the incident.

Motorists were instructed to detour around the area as emergency vehicles responded to the scene.

No further information has been disclosed on the circumstances around the fire.

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