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Fire burns through funeral home in Rainier Valley, no injuries reported

Jul 30, 2025, 7:30 AM | Updated: 11:21 am

Rainier Valley funeral home fire...

A photo of the fire at the Columbia Funeral Home and Crematory in Rainier Valley. (Photo courtesy of ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ 7)

(Photo courtesy of ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ 7)

An intentionally set fire blazed through a funeral home in Seattle’s Rainier Valley neighborhood early Wednesday morning, the Seattle Fire Department (SFD) .

SFD responded to reports of a fire that started at approximately 4 a.m. in the 4500 block of Rainier Avenue S.

Rainier Valley fire inside funeral home

The fire was inside the Columbia Funeral Home and Crematory. SFD noted that the fire was “well involved,” and put firefighters in a defensive position.

SFD doused the flames from a safe distance away from the building.

Nearly two hours later, at 5:24 a.m. SFD confirmed that the fire had been extinguished, and no injuries have been reported.

The SFD investigators have confirmed that arson was the cause of both Wednesday morning fires in Rainier Valley.

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