2 dead, 2 hurt as fire tears through Bellevue condo

Bellevue firefighters were searching a burning condominium building for survivors Monday night. Bellevue firefighters were searching a burning condominium building for survivors Monday night. Photo: Bellevue Fire Department Photo Photo: Bellevue Fire Department Photo Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close 2 dead, 2 hurt as fire tears through Bellevue condo 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

A fire in a Bellevue condominium complex Monday night seriously injured four people, two of whom have since died.

The blaze appears to have started shortly before 8:15 p.m. in the 10300 block of Main Street in downtown Bellevue.

A Bellevue Fire Department spokesperson reported via Twitter that multiple victims had been found. Firefighters put water on the flames as they searched for occupants.

A photo of the fire appears to show a two-story brick building. The fire consumed much of the top story.

Four people injured in the fire were rushed to area hospitals.

Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg said two of the three people taken to the Seattle trauma center have died; the third remains in serious condition. Information on the fourth victim was not immediately available.

Seattlepi.com reporter Levi Pulkkinen can be reached at 206-448-8348 or levipulkkinen@seattlepi.com. Follow Levi on Twitter at twitter.com/levipulk.