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Seattle landmark suffers major damage
Preliminary information and photos

At approximately 1330 on Feb 20, 1997, Seattle Fire Department was called to the scene of a fully-involved fire in-progress at the site of the Sunny Jim jam and peanut-butter factory on Airport Way in South Seattle. At the time of this report, the cause of the fire had not been determined. This three-alarm blaze did not appear to involve any injuries to fire fighters or possible occupants of the structure.

	This photo taken approximately three hours into the operation. Units continued to pour water on the structure throughout the night. Note the large amount of smoke still rolling out of the structure.
	A north-end view of the structure.
	A view from the south. Directly to the east, I-5 is blanketed in dense smoke which impeded driving and slowed traffic through the area to a crawl.
	Crews raced to pour water onto a flare-up in the sturcture, about three hours into the operation.
	Command personnel consult.
	Seattle's Emergency Incident Command Unit was present to provide greater support to the operation.
	Air Unit 260 crews await members requiring refill of air packs.
	Rehab support was provided by members of the Fire Buffs, volunteer support members for the Seattle Fire Department.
	A view of the scene from the Forth Avenue bridge, nearly a mile away.

Photos copyright 1997 by Bob Nelson and may not be reprinted or used without the express permission of the copyright holder.

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