The last word in news for the day: a fire in Redmond, a hazmat situation in Tacoma and plenty of gnarly traffic in Seattle. Oh, and urine in the drinking water. more ›

Just before 4 a.m. this morning, crews discovered a leaking drum while unloading cargo at the Port of Tacoma.The chemical, which was identified as chlorobenzotrifluoride, is used as an ink solvent in printing. more ›

At about 2:12 this afternoon, there was a major Haz-Mat response to the UW's Hall Health Center building, at 4060 East Stevens Way. A tipster tells us: "A bystander said the people in the waiting room started coughing from something in the air." It looks like a half-dozen medic units rolled, in addition to something called DECON1. The Seattle 911 blog says "a substance spilled in the basement." We'll update as we hear more details. [UPDATE: the UW now says the Haz-Mat team couldn't find anything Haz-Matty to report, after poking around for a bit. No one knows what might have set off the breathing problems.] more ›

Seattle 911 shows a massive response to something going down at 810 Virginia downtown. The call came at 1:13 p.m. and if we're counting right we see almost 30 units on the response, including air. "Lots of fire engines and two helicopters," says a tipster in the area. UPDATE: KOMO reports that, "Dozens of fire and medic units were sent to a building in Downtown Seattle Monday afternoon after reports of a strong smell that made some feel dizzy." "KING 5 says pepper spray," says wakingjonas in the comments...and now they're back to an "unknown substance." The building in question houses the 911 dispatch center, it turns out. UPDATE: As of 2:30 p.m., the emergency part is over. Now comes the hardest part: creating scary evening news teasers to boost ratings. more ›