A man firing up his barbecue on an apartment balcony of the 2200 block of S.W. Barton Pl. (just east of Westwood Village) decided to call 911 on the evening of Aug. 27 out of fear the flames had gotten out of control.

By the time Seattle Fire arrived (shortly after 8:40 p.m.) the fire had died down on its own and all units were called off. No one was injured.