On 11/15/09, at approx. 4:00 a.m., employees at a business in the 2700 block of NE 45th detected an odor of burning plastic. They located some plastic bread racks burning outside near the loading dock. (East side) Employees pushed over the rack, which quickly extinguished the fire. Fire suppressant devices were not necessary.
Seattle Fire Department responded and found the fire was already out. Officers responded with Fire Marshal 5 to investigate the fire..