VIDEO: On Tuesday dozens of residents at the Polaris at SeaTac apartments had a frightening wake-up call.
An early-morning fire forced them out of the complex and many were left stranded in the cold as firefighters tackled the blaze.
“At 6:50 this morning we were called for a fire in this building. Reports were initially smoke on the sixth floor,” said Eric Autry, representative for Puget Sound Regional Fire.
Multiple fire departments responded and Tukwila International Boulevard was temporarily shut down.
“Units arrived, started investigating that smoke as residents were evacuating, eventually making it to the roof where they found an air handling unit with some fire showing,” said Autry.
Many residents say they ignored the fire alarm.