LYNNWOOD – Fire investigators believe someone may have set three fires during the past week that damaged three homes under construction north of Lynnwood.
The fires occurred early Monday and Wednesday in the Pioneer Circle development at the intersection of 159th Street SW and 36th Avenue W., Snohomish County Fire District 1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes said.
“All possible accidental causes were eliminated,” Snohomish County Deputy Fire Marshal Bruce Pulver said.
Damage to the three homes is expected to total more than $200,000, Hynes said.
Anyone with information about the fires is asked to call the Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office at 425-388-3557.
Lake Stevens: Fire displaces three families
Firefighters saved most of an apartment building that caught fire in Lake Stevens, but the blaze displaced three families.
The fire occurred about 4:50 p.m. in the 12000 block of 20th Street NE, Lake Stevens fire prevention specialist Robert Marshall said. Flames spread through the attic and destroyed one of the four apartments inside the single-story building.
Nobody was injured. The American Red Cross was called to assist the displaced families.
Damage to the building and its contents was estimated at $150,000, Marshall said.
Investigators believe the fire started in a back bedroom. The cause is still under investigation.
Marysville: Pharmacy robbery suspect sought
Police are looking for a man who robbed a pharmacy in Marysville on Saturday.
The man reportedly stole drugs from a pharmacist at gunpoint about 12:40 p.m. at the Quil Ceda Pharmacy in the 9500 block of State Avenue, Marysville police Cmdr. Ralph Krusey said.
The suspect is described as white, 6 feet tall with a thin or average build. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, jeans, tennis shoes and a red bandana over his face.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Marysville police at 360-363-8326.
From Herald staff reports
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