By Chris Swanson

At approximately 12:14 p.m. the fire alarms went off at the Cottage Grove Apartments in the 5400 block of Delridge Way SW.

A neighbor noticed smoke coming from another apartment and opened the door, entered and found a man on fire.

A fire extinguisher was used to put out the flames, but he has burns over 90% of his body and has been transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition. One other person was treated for minor injuries.

In the process of going through the building firefighters found a body, but the person’s death was unrelated to the fire.

The fire department is in clean up stage. There is water damage to 3 Apts and at this time it is unlikely that those residents will be able to return to their homes.

No cause for the fire or total amount of damage has yet been announced.