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Ballard is burning: 5 stores go up in flames, including La Isla and Supercuts

caption: Firefighters work to put out a fire at Kitchen 'N Things on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
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Firefighters work to put out a fire at Kitchen 'N Things on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer

This story was updated at 4:30 p.m. Monday, October 7.

Seattle firefighters battled a large fire on Monday afternoon along a popular strip of businesses in the Ballard neighborhood.

The fire damaged at least five businesses on Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest, according to the Seattle Fire Department.

It was major in terms of fire size, according to Seattle Fire spokesperson Kristin Tinsley. Two-thirds of on-duty Seattle firefighters were on site battling the blaze.

"Three alarm fires are not very common, they happen every couple of years according to Seattle's history," she said.

This was the largest since the Queen Anne warehouse fire in November of 2018, which destroyed the building.

An employee of Supercuts called to report smoke around noon, said Tinsley.

She said everyone evacuated safely from the buildings that were impacted.

"There are some apartment buildings that are close by to the strip mall, so we're asking members of the public to close their windows and doors to avoid exposure to smoke," Tinsley said.

One firefighter was hurt and sent to Harborview for treatment on minor injuries. Tinsley said the firefighter was transported there as a precaution.

Tinsley said the cause wasn't yet known and that officials were interviewing those who first reported seeing smoke.

The fire started on a block that includes Supercuts, Kitchen and Things, La Isla, and other restaurants.

caption: Firefighters work to put out a fire on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
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Firefighters work to put out a fire on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Firefighters work to put out a fire at Kitchen 'N Things on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
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Firefighters work to put out a fire at Kitchen 'N Things on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Firefighters work to put out a fire on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
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Firefighters work to put out a fire on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Firefighters work to put out a fire at Kitchen 'N Things on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
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Firefighters work to put out a fire at Kitchen 'N Things on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Ballard, a neighborhood in northwest Seattle, filled with smoke on Monday after a fire burned down several buildings on Market and 23rd Avenue Northwest.
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Ballard, a neighborhood in northwest Seattle, filled with smoke on Monday after a fire burned down several buildings on Market and 23rd Avenue Northwest.
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caption: A fire rages in Ballard, at 23rd Avenue Northwest and Market in Seattle.
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A fire rages in Ballard, at 23rd Avenue Northwest and Market in Seattle.
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caption: Firefighters spray water through the ceiling of Kitchen 'N Things on Monday, October 7, 2019, after a fire near the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
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Firefighters spray water through the ceiling of Kitchen 'N Things on Monday, October 7, 2019, after a fire near the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Firefighters work to put out a fire on Monday, October 7, 2019, near the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
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Firefighters work to put out a fire on Monday, October 7, 2019, near the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer
caption: Firefighters work to put out a fire on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
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Firefighters work to put out a fire on Monday, October 7, 2019, at the intersection of NW Market Street and 24th Avenue Northwest in Seattle.
KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer


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