The Washington Department of Ecology announced Monday it will begin collecting and incinerating stockpiles of a toxic fire retardant foam that was used by fire departments for decades before the state restricted its use in 2018. The same type of foam was long used at Fairchild Air Force Base and blamed for contaminating West Plains water supplies, including the city of Airway Heights' tap system.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2019 2:01:47 AM - SOURCE: Wenatchee World

A devastating fire at a food bank in Pierce County forced it to close. The Spanaway Food Bank has helped people in need for decades, but its future is uncertain after a fire badly damaged the building on Friday morning. Firefighters say the food bank lost everything in the fire and the building is closed indefinitely.
- PUB DATE: 10/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KCPQ-TV FOX 13

A man set a nightclub on fire in Pioneer Square and surveillance cameras recorded his every move. Police are now using that footage in the hopes of tracking him down. The man appeared to be camping in front of Trinity on Occidental Ave. S when he started burning something against an outside wall. Once he started the fire he can be seen actually using his shirt to fan the flames to spread.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2019 11:09:25 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

Buildings in Seattle’s University District are being evacuated as crews respond to a natural gas leak at a construction site. The gas leak began around 1:50 p.m. at the intersection of 45th Street and Brooklyn Ave NE — just a few blocks west of the University of Washington campus. KIRO 7 TV’s Alison Grande reports that nearby UW Tower has been evacuated.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2019 3:45:32 PM - SOURCE: KIRO-FM Radio

Benton County firefighters are working to extinguish a fire that broke out in the Horse Heaven Hills area on Monday morning. The fire is burning on the Hartley Farms property, and according to Benton County District #5 Fire Chief George Moon, firefighters have the situation under control. Chief Moon tells us the fire started around 8:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 10/14/2019 10:48:09 AM - SOURCE: YakTriNews