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Updated: 12:22 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006 | Posted: 10:54 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006

Fire Burns Along I-5 Near Southcenter Mall



TUKWILA, Wash. —

A fire burning in brush and shrubs along Interstate 5 in Tukwila sent flames and smoke into the sky over the area, near the Southcenter Mall and east of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Video from Chopper 7 showed flames tearing up an embankment next to the freeway near South 180th Street as firefighters arrived to spray water on the blaze.

Video: Garden Hoses Used In Attack On Freeway Fire

Residents of nearby homes used garden hoses to try to stop the fire from spreading.

Traffic on I-5 slowed briefly at about 11 a.m. as the fire was burning.

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