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3-alarm fire guts Seattle restaurants

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Firefighters put water on the burning structure.

By KOMO Staff & News Services

SEATTLE — A three-alarm fire has gutted four restaurants at a commercial building in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood.

Fire Department spokeswoman Dana Vander Houwen says it was reported about 4 a.m. Friday near the intersection of 85th and Greenwood.

The roof partially collapsed, forcing firefighters to take defensive positions outside to prevent the flames from spreading.

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