Lynnwood motel fire ruled accidental
Published 10:24 am Monday, August 11, 2008
LYNNWOOD – Fire investigators have determined a two-alarm blaze that displaced dozens of people from a Lynnwood motel Sunday was accidental.
The fire, which caused $400,000 damage, likely started as a result of a smoldering cigarette, Lynnwood Fire spokeswoman Marybeth O’Leary said today.
Calls came into 911 at 9:30 a.m. Sunday that smoke was billowing from the Best Lynnwood Motor Inn in the 18100 block of Highway 99.
Three people were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
Everyone who lived in the main building of the motel was displaced, O’Leary said. A few units in a separate office building were not damaged.
The motel served overnight guests and some longer-term residents, Turner said.
The Snohomish County Chapter of the American Red Cross and Snohomish County Support 7 responded to help find emergency shelter for the displaced residents.
