12:30pm UPDATE:  Seattle Fire investigators say the fire was sparked by a transient who was cooking.  Damage is estimated at $100,000. 

Firefighters were called out just before 11:30p.m. after a report of smoke coming from underneath the bridge. When crews arrived on scene, they found a fire underneath the bridge in a storage yard. Four small boats, a truck and wooden pallets were destroyed before the fire was extinguished about 20 minutes later. Because of the location of the fire, the bridge sustained soot and fire damage. According to Seattle Fire, Seattle Department of Transportation inspectors have inspected the integrity of the structure.

The Ballard Bridge is now open after it was closed as a major fire burned underneath the south end of the structure late Wednesday night.

The bridge was closed for two hours as crews inspected it for damage from the fire.  Our sister site, MyBallard.com was on the story all night.  Coverage here.

UPDATE:  We got this information about the fire from Magnolia Voice reader Paul;

My friend Bob and I were riding by on bikes when the fire started.  It appeared to be two transients that let a camp fire get out of hand, in the middle of the hill side halfway between Thorndyke and the bike trail below.  We rode down to the trail and took an iPhone video as the two and their dog came down out of the woods.  They made the comment their “campfire got out of hand”.  It appeared to be burning itself out in the damp brush, but the fire department opened up the fence above on Thorndyke to get in there and get it all out.  Luckily, there is a fire hydrant right at that spot along Thorndyke.  We left contact info with SPD in case they wanted the video.  Thankfully it didn’t appear that either of them nor the dog had been injured or burned.

Firefighters have responded to a brush fire at 2501 Thorndyke Ave. W just after 4 p.m., and there’s a large plume of black smoke visible from the east side of Magnolia and 15th Ave. We’ll let you know if there’s any damage to report. (Thanks Michael for the tip.)

If you heard lots of sirens this afternoon it was for this fire at 2014 West Bertona.  That is near the Boxcar Tavern on the east side of Magnolia.

The call came in a little before 2pm this afternoon.  It was reported as a fire in a building.  There are a number of industrial and residential units in that area. There was a large fire department response and medic units were called to the scene but we do not have word of any injuries.

Magnolia Voice reader Aaron sent this picture from a nearby office.  Thanks Aaron and Ann who emailed us from nearby.

A large response as fire crews rushed to Fishermen’s Terminal just before 6:30 p.m. for an engine fire in a boat.

The vessel is called, “Wonderland,” and the fire was quickly extinguished.

There was lots of smoke from the fire that was caused by wiring but it was contained before it spread to the main cabin.

4:10 p.m. Firefighters have just responded to a fire in a building along 15th Ave. and Armory Way, and the response has shut down 15th Ave.

If you live in the general vicinity of Palisade restaurant, you may have heard the sirens early this morning. A full contingent of firefighters responded to W. Marina Pl. just before 2 a.m., and they discovered smoke on the main floor. The small fire was quickly extinguished.