FIRE STATION CLOSED DUE TO ASBESTOS CONTAMINATION
A fire station in North Bend, Seattle, has been closed following the discovery of asbestos in the building.
Initial tests, carried out last Wednesday, gave no sign that asbestos was present but, in surface tests the following day, evidence of asbestos was found.
As a result, North Bend firefighters are being relocated to the North Bend Public Works facility and paramedics have been reassigned to the Snoqualmie Fire Station headquarters as a precautionary measure.
It will take some time before a decision can be made as to remedial work.