Arson scars Snoqualmie Depot, City Hall
June 30, 2009
Officials say three downtown Snoqualmie fires in one night were the work of an arsonist.
The fires were reported in the early morning hours of June 30. The first fire was reported just after 2 a.m. at the Snoqualmie Depot of the Northwest Railway Museum on Railroad Avenue.
The fire was set inside a plastic garbage can outside of the Depot’s freight room. The fire climbed along the exterior wall of the building. It triggered the building’s automatic sprinkler system, which reduced the intensity of the fire.
Snoqualmie firefighters arrived on the scene about five minutes after the sprinklers were activated and quickly extinguished the fire.
