Your guide to the latest news from around the Northwest
January 16, 2013 at 4:53 PM
Hazmat response closes part of Seattle’s Westlake Avenue
UPDATE 5:25 P.M.| Seattle Fire found that the liquid inside the two gray 55-gallon barrels is non-hazardous.
Around 4:30 p.m. a hazmat team approached the barrels with the highest level of security, according to Deputy Chief James Woodbury.
“We always take these things seriously,” Woodbury said. “The hand-painted “danger” sign, especially piques your interest.”
At 5:20 p.m., traffic was still being diverted from the scene as Seattle Fire scaled down its containment zone and investigation.
EARLIER POST |
The Seattle Fire Department has shut down Westlake Avenue North at Highland Drive because of liquid leaking from two barrels labeled “danger.”
The barrels were in a locked, gated area when someone discovered the liquid and called in to report it.
We’ll update this post as more information becomes available.
Comments | More in The Blotter | Topics: hazmat team, Seattle Fire Depart, Westlake Avenue North
More from The Blotter
- May 17 - 10:16 PM Fire hose used to bring felon down from tree in Snohomish County
- May 17 - 4:21 PM Everett standoff finally over after eight hours; burglary suspect arrested
- May 17 - 4:18 PM Seattle police to expand crime forecasting project
- May 17 - 3:12 PM Deputies arrest fleeing felon Vincent Nutter in the woods
- May 17 - 2:41 PM 1 in custody following stabbing near Pike Place Market
About The Today File
Seattle Times Needle cam
Trending with readers
On Facebook
Recent Activity
Multimedia
Google+
