EVERETT — One person was hurt in a large fire on an abandoned railroad track in Snohomish on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
Firefighters responded before 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday to what was initially believed to be a small fire near Airport Way, said Chief Don Waller with Snohomish County Fire District No. 4.<\/p>\n
Once on scene, the response was quickly upgraded to a commercial fire, prompting a mutual aid reponse from four local departments, Waller said. Two dozen fire crews with about 50 firefighters needed an hour to control the fire, the chief said.<\/p>\n
Firefighters faced challenges accessing the fire and once there, had to shuttle in water to put out the flames, Waller said.<\/p>\n
The fire burned approximately 300 feet of an abandoned rail trestle above active Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks, according to Waller and a post on social media.<\/a> One person suffered burns that were described as minor and was taken to the hospital, the chief said.<\/p>\n Airport Way was closed for two hours before reopening around 7:30 a.m., the chief said.<\/p>\n Waller said he expects fire crews will remain in the area for much of the day.<\/p>\n The Snohomish Fire Marshal’s Office is now investigating what caused the fire.<\/p>\n