Seattle Police is investigating after another night of arson fires set in dumpsters near area buildings.

SPD reports two fires were set early Thursday in the same area. One fire spread from one of the dumpsters to a garage before it was extinguished, SPD says.

Seattle Fire was called to the area around the 500 block of 17th Ave E just after midnight to handle the incident.

SPD says the other dumpster fire was contained and did not cause any significant damage.

The Fire Marshal was called to the scene and determined the fires were intentionally set.

CHS reported here on a swarm of small arson fires being set in the area that have mostly done little damage and fortunately caused no injuries. The dumpster fires follow a massive fire earlier this week in the International District that destroyed a S Jackson commercial building. SFD says the early Monday incident required excavators to fully extinguish the fire in a vacant commercial building. Investigators could not determine a cause.

Seattle Fire has posted advice for business and property owners to help reduce fire damage including cleaning up debris and moving dumpsters at least five feet away from any walls or structures.

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