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Firefighters extinguish large 2-alarm fire near Kent Transit Station

Sounder train service to Kent Station resumed after the fire caused a stoppage.

KENT, Wash. — Firefighters extinguished a 2-alarm fire across the street from the Kent Station early Friday morning.

Pat Pawlak, a spokesperson for Puget Sound Fire, said firefighters were called just after 4 a.m. for a fire at a building across the street from the Kent Station parking garage. The fire was on the roof of an old wooden building, Pawlak said.

Officials called for a second alarm, bringing firefighters from many South King County fire departments to battle the fire. The fire was extinguished at about 8 a.m., nearly four hours after the initial call.

Firefighters asked the Sounder tracks to be shut down for firefighter safety in the meantime. As of 8 a.m., the Sounder train is back in service and Smith Street is open.

Pawlak said there were no injuries to firefighters.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates. 

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