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Dangerous Levels Of Carbon Dioxide Cause Evacuations In Ballard

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 17, 12:24 PM PDT

updated Oct 17, 12:44 PM PDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by KCPQ (FOX 13 Seattle) and KING 5 (NBC), not yet confirmed.

What Happened

Dangerous levels of carbon dioxide caused evacuations in Ballard, KCPQ reported. Hazmat crews responded to the reportedly dangerous CO2 levels inside a commercial building there, according to KING 5.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 17, 1:18 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 17, 1:03 PM PDT · first source seenOct 17, 1:18 PM PDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 17, 1:18 PM PDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.