No injuries reported in early morning office fire

Michele Anderson, Public Safety Communications Manager

Thursday, October 12, 2017 at 5:08 p.m.

Thanks to a fire alarm sounding, construction workers were alerted to a fire on the roof of a large medical office building located in the 600 block of E. Holland Ave.

Just after 1:00 a.m., fire crews from the Spokane Fire Department and Spokane Fire District 9 responded to a report of a fire at a commercial building. Automatic aid allowed the resources to quickly respond to the incident and minimize damage.

First arriving firefighters advised of flames showing on the northeast side of the structure in a new addition. Due to the location of the fire, crews had to access the fire with aerial apparatus. Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to the main building.

The fire caused damage to a portion of the roof and limited damage to the interior of the office building. The preliminary investigation shows construction activity may have caused the fire.