During the hot and dry summer of 1889, Ellensburg suffered a major fire late on the evening of July 4. Local historian Feliks Banel tells the story.

<p>During the&nbsp;<a href="http://mynorthwest.com/1010717/fires-devastated-seattle-ellensburg-and-spokane-in-1889/">hot and dry summer&nbsp;</a>of 1889, Ellensburg suffered a major fire late on the evening of July 4. Local historian Feliks Banel tells the story.</p>

Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien bring you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right. 

<p>Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien bring you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right. </p>

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