Crews battle fire on a barge in Georgetown

     Seattle firefighters battle a barge fire at the 600 block of South Myrtle Street. (Seattle Fire    Department)

A large black cloud and sparks can be seen and the sound of pops heard from a distance.

By

Agueda Pacheco-Flores

Seattle Times staff reporter

A fire broke out Tuesday night on a scrap barge moored on the Duwamish Waterway in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. 

The Seattle Fire Department fireboat Leschi poured water on the fire from the Duwamish.

A large black cloud billowed from the blaze. Pops could be heard coming from the flames.

The fire was first reported at 8:14 p.m. Tuesday at Seattle Iron & Metal in the 600 block of South Myrtle Street. 

No injuries have been reported.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known.

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