Crime & Safety

2 Hospitalized As Precaution After Hazmat Incident In Bellevue

Bellevue Fire said an unidentified chemical was added to a 55-gallon drum full of bleach.

Two people were taken to the hospital with no apparent symptoms.
Two people were taken to the hospital with no apparent symptoms. (Bellevue Fire Department)

BELLEVUE, WA — Two people were hospitalized as a precaution Friday afternoon after an incident involving bleach, according to Bellevue Fire. A Hazmat team said an unidentified chemical was added to a 55-gallon drum full of bleach at a facility on the 13800 block of Southeast 32nd Street. Firefighters are performing tests on the mixture and working to secure the barrel. Bellevue Fire said two people were transported to the hospital with no apparent symptoms.

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