Seattle fire is investigating the incident as a possible arson. The department was called to the fire at Columbia Funeral Home and Crematory at around 4 a.m. When crews arrived at the scene, the fire was "well involved." Firefighters extinguished the flames by 5:30 a.m.

No injures were reported and no one was reported to have been inside the building when the fire broke out, according to the Seattle Fire Department.