Updated: Firefighters responded to 8509 14th Ave. NW just before noon for “light smoke” in a vacant building. This is across the street from Bob Johnson pharmacy.
The address points to this vacant house (above), according to Google Maps. It’s right off 85th St., next to a condo complex.
This makes the third fire by our count in a vacant structure in the Ballard area in the last month. On Dec. 12th, firefighters battled a fire in an abandoned building a few blocks away on 15th Ave. at 80th St. And on Nov. 26th, a vacant home burned on 63rd St. near 15th Ave.
We’ll update as we learn more.
Could it be that our cuddly squatter neighbors are taking the Talking Heads literally and burnin’ down the house(s)??? Watch out!