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Published 10:35 pm Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Corvette destroyed in fire at dealership

LYNNWOOD — A 1990s model Chevrolet Corvette was destroyed Wednesday evening after it caught fire in the service bay of a Highway 99 car dealership.

Lynnwood firefighters responded to the fire at Seaview Chevrolet on a busy stretch of Highway 99 at 180th Avenue SW about 7:45 p.m.

Lt. Jason Turner with the fire department said the dealership’s sprinkler kept the fire from spreading. Firefighters completely extinguished the fire when they arrived.

Edmonds Fire Department and Snohomish County Fire District 1 assisted, Turner said. A second car also may have sustained smoke damage.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Mill Creek: Kitchen fire damages home

A family was displaced Wednesday evening after a kitchen fire at a home on the 13900 block of 50th Drive SE got out of hand.

Snohomish County Fire District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes said the fire started on a stove and spread to cabinets above the stove and an adjacent wall.

From Herald staff reports