UPDATE: Official cause is pan of oil, firefighters say it was a grease fire. $500,000 in damage. Five units with fire damage. And three with smoke damage. -- UPDATE: the resident told me he was cooking deep-fried pancakes when a grease fire tore through his kitchen. Eight apartments are evacuated at this hour. No injuries. Latest: KIRO.TV/LiveNews --- BREAKING: apartment fire in Lynnwood