Person dies in Seattle encampment fire

A person died in a homeless encampment fire Monday morning in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood.

Seattle Fire Department crews found the deceased person while extinguishing a fire across several tents at Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Hanford Street, fire spokesperson David Cuerpo said. The 911 calls came in around 6:07 a.m.

Cuerpo said the department did not have information on the age or gender of the person. He said Seattle police were investigating the fire.

Seattle Police Detective Eric Muñoz said cooking equipment was found inside a tent.