Wah Mee massacre site burns in Seattle's International District

An estimated 90 firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze that began around 4 PM Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013, at 669 South King Street in Seattle. The cause of the fire is still unknown and continues to be considered "out of control." Shortly after 8 PM, firefighters reduced it to a one alarm response, but officials stated personnel would be stationed throughout the night. The American Red Cross was called to assist at least 22 displaced residents. The building was the site of the 1983 Wah Mee massacre, in which 13 people were killed in a robbery at the Wah Mee gambling club. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Magnolia garage fire torches cars; no injuries

Firefighters battle a garage blaze that left several cars destroyed with no reported injuries Thursday, June 20, 2013, on 22nd Avenue West in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle. The fire was quickly put out. The plume of smoke from the fire could be seen for miles. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Hotel hostage situation

Hotel patrons Joenia Patterson, center, her daughter Nija West, left, and Patterson's sister, Maurianna Vega, right, leave the scene of a standoff of a bank robber who had taken his girlfriend and a pitbull hostage Sunday, April 21, 2013, at the Extended Stay America on North 133rd and Stone Avenue North in Seattle. "We didn't even know anything was going on until we came out here," Patterson said. The standoff, which began around 2 PM, brought SWAT, patrol cars, negotiators and a firetruck to the scene. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

A heavily-armed member of the Seattle police moves to a better vantage point on the scene of a standoff with a bank robber who had taken his girlfriend and a pitbull hostage Sunday, April 21, 2013, at the Extended Stay America on North 133rd and Stone Avenue North in Seattle. The standoff, which began around 2 PM, brought SWAT, patrol cars, negotiators and a firetruck to the scene. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Police keep hotel patrons at bay during a standoff with a bank robber who had taken his girlfriend and a pitbull hostage Sunday, April 21, 2013, at the Extended Stay America on North 133rd and Stone Avenue North in Seattle. The standoff, which began around 2 PM, brought SWAT, patrol cars, negotiators and a firetruck to the scene. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

A heavily-armed member of the Seattle police moves to a better vantage point at a nearby building from the scene of a standoff with a bank robber who had taken his girlfriend and a pitbull hostage Sunday, April 21, 2013, at the Extended Stay America on North 133rd and Stone Avenue North in Seattle. The standoff, which began around 2 PM, brought SWAT, patrol cars, negotiators and a firetruck to the scene. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

Heightened Explosives Awareness in Seattle

The Seattle Police Department's arson and bomb squad investigates and clears the site of a suspicious package with the help of robotic technology Tuesday, April 16, 2013, near 3rd Avenue and Yesler Way in Pioneer Square in Seattle. The package, a black backpack containing what was later discovered to be a hair dryer, was removed from the scene and traffic quickly resumed. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)

A police dog watches over the a cleared suspicious package Tuesday, April 16, 2013, near 3rd Avenue and Yesler Way in Pioneer Square in Seattle. The package, a black backpack containing what was later discovered to be a hair dryer, was removed from the scene and traffic quickly resumed. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)