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Yakima Fire Department investigators say the fire was accidental, caused by a worker using a cutting torch hours before the fire was spotted between the buildings.

Yakima Fire Department Capt. Jeff Pfaff says firefighters were called to the fire at about 7:30 a.m.

Pfaff says at about 3:50 a.m. Tuesday firefighters were called to a fire at an abandoned home 400 block of west I Street. Pfaff has a message for owners of abandoned homes in the city.

Firefighters have been busy with an early morning fire that forced the evacuation of the Suncadia Lodge resort hotel near Cle Elum. The fire was reported at about 2:15 a.m.
The building was evacuated and no injuries have been reported...

Yakima Fire Department officials say firefighters were called to the home at 4609 Hilltop Way at about 1:50 a.m. Sunday and when they arrived they found the two residents outside the home.

Yakima Fire Department Capt. Jeff Pfaff says firefighters were called at about 3:20 p.m. to the area of the McGuire Community Playground.

Yakima Fire Department Capt. Jeff Pfaff says firefighters responded to the kitchen fire at about 5:30 p.m.

The fire caused the owners to shut down their previous eaterie, but now they have a new location in Yakima!

Yakima Fire Department Capt. Jeff Pfaff says while the fire was suspicious and lit on the outside of the building there's still things that need to be investigated before determining whether it's another arson fire.

More than 26 arson related fires have been reported since early July and investigators are concerned the arsonist will light even more fires