Update Wednesday: You can see Seattle Fire’s official Fire Line post about the fire here.

Update 9:30 p.m.: Metro bus route 5 has returned to its normal route.

Update 8:45 p.m.: Seattle Fire Department Public Information Officer Kyle Moore tells us the fire was on a five-foot-square section of the roof, next to the street side, so multiple people saw flames and called 911. But he says the flames were only about three feet high, and the crew of Engine 21 “knocked the fire down in about 20 seconds.”

All of the residents were evacuated, but were allowed back in within about an hour, except the resident of the apartment building directly below the fire, along with his cat. The Red Cross is assisting him with a place to stay tonight, while crews clean up.

The cause was accidental, most likely caused by roofing work earlier in the day. The damage estimate is $20,000.

Moore says a fire engine will be stationed in front of the building all night, as a precaution. Fire crews will rotate on two-hour intervals.

Earlier: There’s a big Seattle Fire Department response to the four-story Greentree building at 7100 Greenwood Ave N. The call came in at 6:51 p.m. It appears the fire was on the roof. The building houses apartments plus three retail businesses on the ground floor.

Tom sent us this photo from the scene:

Metro has rerouted the number 5 off of Greenwood between North 67th 46th and 80th streets. Riders will need to walk to stops south of 67th 46th or north of 80th.

We just spoke with SFD Public Information Officer Kyle Moore, and he is on his way to the scene to get more information. We will update this post when we hear back from him.

Seattle Fire Department investigators have determined that yesterday’s fire at Jensen’s Smokehouse, at 10520 Greenwood Ave. N., was accidental.

From SFD’s Fire Line:

The fire was caused by creosote buildup in ductwork which most likely was ignited by an operating generator and convection oven.

At 12:04 p.m. on Wednesday January 2, 2013, the first 911 call came in reporting a fire at a 2-story business located at 10500 block of Greenwood Avenue North. Northgate Ladder Company 5 arrived first to find smoke coming from the rear of the structure. The firefighters quickly extinguished the flames in the outside generator. The flames traveled through the building’s ductwork. It took just over a half-an-hour to completely knock down the fire.

The damage was limited to the ductwork and the roof of the building. The damage estimate is $40,000 to the structure and $10,000 to the contents.

There were no injuries.

There was a massive Seattle Fire Department response to a apartment condo building at 8501 12th Ave. NW this evening.

According to the Seattle Fire Department Real Time 911 Dispatch, the call first came in at 7:35 p.m. Eleven minutes later, the fire department’s public information officer was called to the scene. And at 7:56 p.m., a fire department chaplain was called to the scene.

We have a call in to SFD and we will update this post when we know more.

Update 9:40 p.m.: We just heard from SFD PIO Kyle Moore, who tells us the flames were shooting eight feet from the front windows and across the deck of the second-floor unit when Engine 35 arrived on the scene. Firefighters kicked in the door and ran in with hoses, knocking the fire down in less than 5 minutes. The fire was contained to just one room of the condo.

Moore said firefighters found a man, who neighbors say was in his 40s, dead on a pull-out couch. His body was burned, but the King County Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.

The Seattle Police Department’s Arson and Bomb Squad was called in to investigate, which Moore said is normal procedure whenever there is a fatal fire. No one else was injured.

The four-story building on the northwest corner of 12th Avenue Northwest and NW 85th Street has 33 units. All residents were evacuated during the fire, but have since been let back in. Moore said the firefighters from Engine 35 did such a great job concentrating the water, that there was no water damage to any other units.

“We like to say that firefighters always do a great job, but three different chiefs told me that Engine Company 35 really did a great job,” he said.

Seattle Firefighters found a dead man inside a burning duplex in Greenwood early Sunday morning.

SFD Public Information Officer Kyle Moore tells me that firefighters arrived on the scene at North 105th Street and Greenwood Avenue North about 3:30 this morning. They found heavy black smoke pouring from a two-story duplex. When they opened the lower unit’s door, they found intense flames, and piles of combustible material all around the unit.

About 10 feet inside the door, they found the body of a man. Another man was found in the upstairs unit; he was treated for smoke inhalation.

It took firefighters 30 minutes to get the fire out. Moore says the bottom unit did not have a working smoke detector, and the battery had been taken out of the smoke detector in the upstairs unit.

Investigators determined the accidental fire was caused by a pinched electrical cord in the bedroom. Damage is estimated at $150,000 to the structure and $50,000 to the contents.

Moore says the King County Medical Examiner should have a cause of the man’s death on Monday.

Update 7:30 p.m.: Seattle Fire Department Public Information Officer Kyle Moore tells us that the fire was caused by an electrical problem in the attic. The homeowner had been working on the roof just prior to the fire, but investigators couldn’t determine whether that work had anything to do with the electrical issue.

Engine 24, first on the scene, reported flames as high as 8-10 feet, and it took firefighters 30 minutes to knock down the fire.

The homeowner escaped without injury. The fire caused $50,000 in damage to the structure, and $20,000 to the contents.

Geoff sent us this closeup of firefighters on the roof.

Earlier: More than a dozen fire trucks and other emergency personnel vehicles are on the scene of a house fire at 706 N. 87th St. in Greenwood.

Our tipster Silver tells us scanner traffic indicates it’s likely confined to the attic.

Karl tweeted us this picture from the scene.

Update Friday: Seattle Fire Department says the 84-year-old man has died. The fire was caused by an electrical malfunction.

Earlier: All those sirens you may have heard Thursday night were from a house fire in Crown Hill, on 12th Avenue NW, just north of NW 85th Street.

The man who lived in the home was found unconscious in the back of the house. He was rushed to Harborview Medical Center “fighting for his life,” according to the Seattle Fire Public Information Officer.

Our sister site My Ballard has the full story.

Lisa sent us pictures of a house fire that happened around 7 p.m. Friday at 946 N. 79th St.

The rental house had an electrical fire in the attic started by a malfunctioning ceiling vent/fan unit.

I live next door and came over with my fire extinguisher when I heard neighbors yelling about a fire. They were yelling that they did not have a fire extinguisher.

We were able to knock down the flames a bit, but they flared up again in the attic and that’s when they called the fire department.

Seattle firefighters responded to a house fire at 6521 3rd Ave. NW about 2 o’clock this morning. Investigators say the fire started from an overheated electrical service wire.

Everyone in the three-story multi-family residence got out safely before firefighters arrived. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to a wall in the basement, and extinguished the flames within 11 minutes.

Six fire trucks and numerous other emergency vehicles were on the scene.

Fire investigators estimate the damage at $5,000. Seattle Fire says the Red Cross is assisting the residents.

Thanks to Christina for the tip and photo!

Don’t forget about Wednesday night’s fundraiser for employees of Rickshaw Restaurant and Lounge, who have been out of work since a grease fire on March 24 temporarily shut down the restaurant at 322 N. 105th St.

Kathy’s Pizza, Grill & Sports Bar at 930 N. 130th St. is hosting the fundraiser from 5 p.m. to midnight on Wednesday. Come enjoy a beer pong competition, karaoke, trivia and purchase $1 raffle tickets. Pizza slices will be $2, and Bud Light pitchers will be $8.

A grease fire at Rickshaw Restaurant and Lounge at 322 N. 105th St. on March 24 shut down the restaurant temporarily, but it’s taking longer than expected to make the repairs, meaning its employees are out of a paycheck.

Kathy’s Pizza, Grill & Sports Bar at 930 N. 130th St. is hosting a fundraiser for Rickshaw employees from 5 p.m. to midnight on Wednesday, May 16.

A beer pong competition, karaoke, trivia and $1 raffle tickets will raise money for employees to help make ends meet. Pizza slices will be $2, and Bud Light pitchers will be $8.

Update 2:55 p.m.: Helen Fitzpatrick from SFD tells us it was just food on the stove that burned. The scene has been cleared.

Earlier: Firefighters are responding to a fire at a single-family home 707 N. 71st St., on the Green Lake side of Phinney Ridge.

According to Seattle Fire Department’s Real Time 911 Log, the call came in at 2:15 p.m. Fifteen units are responding, including four engines and one ladder truck.

Update Tuesday 6 p.m.: Seattle Fire Public Information Officer Kyle Moore tells us that fire investigators determined the fire was accidental. It started when a smoldering fire ignited the interior of an unused wall “chase” (a channel that is used to run plumbing or wires). The estimated loss is $60,000.

Earlier: Firefighters responded to a fire at a single-family home at North 78th Street and Linden Avenue North just before 6 o’clock today.

It looks like firefighters had to cut out a part of the front corner of the house.

Seattle Fire Department Spokesman Kyle Moore told us late tonight that the residents of the home saw smoke coming from an electrical outlet and called 911. They all got out safely.

“Firefighters saw a good amount of smoke coming from a column on the outside of the house,” Moore says. “When we opened up the column the flames started shooting out. We were able to knock it down pretty quick.”

Moore said a cause of that fire and damage estimates should be available on Tuesday.

Thanks to Phil for the pictures!