SPOKANE, Wash. – Three different fires in Spokane broke out on Mother’s Day keeping firefighters busy all day.
The first fire broke out at Fairview Assisted Living at 1617 North Calispel Street where firefighters discovered a resident intentionally setting fires.
The call came from five different alarm activations around 6:20 a.m. that activated their sprinkler system and stopped the fire from spreading further.
Residents inside the center were evacuated as firefighters quickly put out any additional flames.
There is a current investigation with the Spokane Police Department into the person responsible for intentionally setting the fire.
At 4:00 p.m. a second fire broke out in 2200 block of East Glass Avenue. A neighbor spotted smoke coming from a back patio of the home and notified 911 as well as the residents.
The fire burned through the back patio and into the second story of the house with propane tanks inside that intensified the flames.
Firefighters managed to knock down the flames within 15 minutes but the damage to the home was significant with a $150,000 dollar damage estimate.
The third fire sparked at the Waste to Energy facility on 2900 South Geiger Boulevard with reports of black smoke.
It broke out around 9:30 p.m. with flames burning through the south side of the building that firefighters knocked down quickly.
The cause of the fire was accidental, and it stemmed from a 480-volt three-phase extension cord.
