Seattle Times:

Five people, including children, died in a Fremont apartment Saturday in one of the most deadly fires in Seattle in nearly 40 years. Fire officials say three others — two women and a 5-year-old girl — were transported to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of shock. "They were distraught, not injured," said Seattle Fire Department spokeswoman Helen Fitzpatrick.

A 21-year-old woman, a 14-year-old boy, a 7-year-old girl, a 5-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl, perished in the fire, Fitzpatrick said. Witnesses reported seeing a woman run out of the building and into the parking lot. "She said, 'Fire!' " said Lisa May of Bellevue, who stayed in another of the building's five units Friday night to attend Saturday's University of Washington graduation. " 'My babies, my babies, my babies are inside!' "

Fremont Universe has an extended post—and heartrending photos from the scene. Fremont Universe:

Some residents were angry, yelling to the gathering media that the fire department took too long to arrive, get organized and enter the apartment. “It took them 20 minutes to get here,” Lisa said. “We had to break windows out. We had the hose out. I’ll never be the same after today. Never. Never.” Another neighbor said the delay was after firefighters arrived. “It took a very long time to get water. There were bumping into each other,” said Cynthia. “All I could think of was, where’s the ladder to go up there?” Fire Chief Gregory Dean said the first two units to arrive at the scene both experienced difficulties.

There are more—and more upsetting details—about the fire department's response at Fremont Universe. But don't click through if you can't handle photos of a woman who just lost several of her children in a fire.