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Hazmat team clears 32nd floor of Seattle’s Henry Jackson Federal Building
Seattle firefighters removed an unidentified potentially hazardous substance from the downtown federal building on Thursday. The 32nd floor was evacuated during the response; officials reported no injuries and said the building was safe to reoccupy after monitoring.
Fire crews removed a potentially hazardous substance from the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle on Thursday, Oct. 15, the Seattle Fire Department said.
The building’s 32nd floor was evacuated as a precaution while hazardous-materials crews responded. The substance was not identified in the information released by officials. Crews monitored the area and determined the building was safe to reoccupy. No injuries were reported.