Fire at Drift On Inn reroutes Aurora traffic

An electrical fire at the Drift On Inn at 167th and Aurora rerouted traffic on Aurora for a couple of hours during the fire response.

First reported by an employee at 10:45am Saturday morning, Shoreline fire crews quickly responded to the scene. Smoke was visible from the side of the building when they arrived. Seattle and Snohomish County fire also responded.

20 or so customers and employees were safely evacuated. No injuries to patrons, employees, or fire fighters were reported.

The fire was out by 12:30pm but traffic was still not back to normal.

Updated 2:05pm