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<< Previous   of   Next >> Dan Bates / The Herald  (click to enlarge) Snohomish County Deputy Fire Marshals, Gary Bontrager (left) and Bruce G. Pulver walk past the scene of destruction Monday following an early morning fire that devastated several businesses in a Smokey Point mall in Arlington.   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Blaze damages Arlington mall An early-morning fire destroyed a pawn shop and restaurant in Smokey Point. By Jackson Holtz Herald Writer ARLINGTON — Fire investigators plan to return today to the site of a two-alarm blaze that ripped through a Smokey Point strip mall early Monday. The fire destroyed a pawn shop and a restaurant and damaged a record store and a loan business, Arlington city spokeswoman Kristen Banfield said. It was too soon to tell what sparked the blaze, said Mike Makela, an investigator with the Snohomish County Fire Marshal's office. The fire triggered an alarm around 3:20 a.m. in the 3400 block of 172nd Street NE, Banfield said. When firefighters arrived flames already were bursting from the building, Arlington Fire Department spokeswoman Chris Badger said. Crews reported that the intense heat reportedly set off ammunition inside the pawn shop. The pop, pop, pop sounds could be heard above the noise of alarms and fire equipment. No injuries were reported. It took crews from Arlington, Marysville, Snohomish County Fire District 19 and North County Fire & EMS about an hour to put out the fire, limiting damage to the four businesses. Makela is working with Arlington police to try to determine what sparked the blaze. A dollar value estimate of the damage has not been released. Jackson Holtz: 425-339-3437, jholtz@heraldnet.com. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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