Our partners at The Seattle Times have identified the man who died in a two-alarm fire at a Green Lake public housing building on Monday.
He is Alphonso Goldwire, a resident of the building believed to be in his early 70s. A spokeswoman for the Seattle Housing Authority, which operates the building, told the Times firefighters indicated the fire was ignited by the man, who was on oxygen and had been smoking.
For a full report from the scene, with photos of the blaze that drew firefighters from the entire north end, click here.
