UPDATE 3: SLIDESHOW: West Seattle house fire on 39th Ave S.W. ruled arson
Tue, 06/28/2011
Update 3 for 6/29
Det. Renee Witt with the Seattle Police Department said the man arrested for suspicion of arson was the same injured man who emerged from the blazing house as firefighters arrived on the scene. Furthermore, Det. Witt said the man's injuries were consistent with an attempted suicide. The arson suspect (who will not be named by the Herald until formally charged) is a co-owner of the home.
Update 2 for 5:30 p.m.
Seattle Fire investigators have determined the fire was a result of arson (no further details were released). The fire resulted in $75,000 worth of structural damage and $30,000 in content loss.
Update for 12 p.m.:
Investigators have told KOMO TV they suspect the single family residence fire (that has been put out by firefighters) may have been intentionally set.
When firefighters entered the home on the 7100 block of 39th Ave S.W. they found three separate fires - two in separate bedrooms and one in a kitchen.
The relationship of the injured man taken to the hospital to the home is unknown at this time. KOMO reports the man's injuries were not fire-related.
Arson investigators are working the scene now.
Original post:
A house fire on 7100 block of 39th Ave S.W.broke out around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 28.
A massive Seattle Fire Department response to the house battled what appeared to investigators to be multiple fires and SPD Chief Woodberry said "one initial patient (person with injury) came out of the house" but they were unsure of the extent of his injuries.
SFD's Kyle Moore said the injured man has been taken to the hospital.
More details to come.