Demolition debris falls onto downtown Seattle street, prompting closures
All traffic and sidewalks are closed on 3rd Avenue between Columbia Street and Marion Street as of Saturday night, according to SDOT. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 10:07 PM PDT July 17, 2021
SEATTLE Debris from a demolition project in downtown Seattle fell onto the roadway forcing some streets to close Saturday evening.
The incident happened around 3:45 p.m. The building is being demolished on 3rd Avenue at Columbia Street. Crews were working when part of the building began to overhang onto 3rd Avenue and debris eventually fell, according to the Seattle Fire Department.
Crews told KING 5 they are working to stabilize the building.
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Seattle fire crews were called to downtown Seattle after a building under demolition partially collapsed.
A Seattle Fire spokesman said a construction crew was demolishing a building at Third Avenue and Columbia Street when a wall began to overhang onto Third Avenue and was inching toward power lines used by King County Metro Transit around 3:30 p.m.
The Seattle Department of Transportation closed Third Avenue between Columbia Street and Marion Street.
Seattle Fire said the power lines are the primary reason the street is closed.
“If the building collapses and severs these lines, these lines can fly because there’s high tension on them, so as a safety precaution, we want to make sure we close access on both sides of Third Avenue just in case these high voltage lines come down,” said David Cuerpo with Seattle Fire.
O’Donaghey said an officer responded to the location and attempted to conduct a traffic stop with the stolen pickup truck. “The stolen vehicle reversed suddenly, nearly striking the police vehicle, and fled the area at a high rate of speed and into the oncoming lanes,” O’Donaghey said. “Recognizing the dangers posed to the general public, the police and even the suspect, frontline RCMP officers did not pursue the vehicle as it fled the area in an erratic manner.” Moments later, the pickup truck was involved in a collision with a white Mazda sedan at the intersection of Columbia Street and Sixth Avenue.
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