{"id":16840,"date":"2015-03-26T11:35:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T18:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/kent-firefighters-extinguish-fire-at-empty-downtown-commercial-building\/"},"modified":"2016-10-23T07:25:27","modified_gmt":"2016-10-23T14:25:27","slug":"kent-firefighters-extinguish-fire-at-empty-downtown-commercial-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/kent-firefighters-extinguish-fire-at-empty-downtown-commercial-building\/","title":{"rendered":"Kent firefighters extinguish fire at empty downtown commercial building"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fire investigator is trying to determine the cause of a fire at a downtown Kent empty commercial building once proposed as a potential homeless shelter.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Firefighters responded at about 4:25 p.m. Wednesday to the fire at the single-story building in the 300 block of Lincoln Avenue South and saw smoke coming from the interior, according to a Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority media release.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Crews found fire in the loft area and smoke throughout. It took about 20 minutes to extinguish the fire.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The building contained materials brought in by squatters, who occupy the building periodically, according to Kent Police.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A witness saw a person leaving the area near the fire. Police contacted that person and gave information they found to fire investigators.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Kent Homelessness Partnership Effort (KentHOPE) and Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission officials proposed last May d<\/a>uring a public comment period at a City Council meeting to use the old Command Labor building as a 24\/7 homeless shelter. The facility sits across from the James Street Park and Ride lot.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

City officials never took any action on the proposal. KentHOPE continues its efforts to find a homeless shelter.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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