15 cars, 2 buildings destroyed in 2-alarm fire at Redmond landscaping business
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Key Points:
- A two-alarm fire destroyed two buildings and over a dozen cars at a landscaping business in the Ames Lake area of Redmond early Wednesday morning.
- The fire began around 3 a.m. and quickly escalated as flames engulfed a building, spread to nearby trees, a second building, and 15 parked cars.
- Firefighters faced delays in suppressing the blaze due to low water pressure at the local hydrant, requiring water to be brought in by trucks.
- Multiple explosions were reported from gas tanks and other materials at the site, prompting response from fire crews in Bellevue, Fall City, Snoqualmie, and Redmond.
- State Route 202 at Northeast Tolt Hill Road is closed due to the incident, and no injuries have been reported.