Crews battle two-alarm fire in Seattle's International District

Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire Thursday morning at a building in Seattle's Chinatown-International District.

Crews were called to the scene before 5:00 a.m. at 8th Ave. S. and S. Lane St.


According to the Seattle Fire Department, nobody was hurt in the fire. Crews said it was under control around 6:30 a.m.

Residents and businesses in the area were told to close their windows to keep out smoke.

Traffic on northbound Interstate 5 was slow moving through the area into downtown Seattle.