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Gas leak in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood causes evacuations

Jul 16, 2025, 8:30 AM | Updated: 9:03 am

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Closeup of a Seattle Fire Department (SFD) vehicle. (Photo courtesy of ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ 7)

(Photo courtesy of ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ 7)

Seattle Fire Department (SFD) is responding to reports of a natural gas leak in downtown Seattle.

The gas leak is occurring in the Belltown neighborhood, near the intersection of Third Avenue and Wall Street.

SFD Firefighters at the scene are evacuating the impacted buildings. SFD is asking people to avoid the area.

“Battery Street between 2nd Ave. and 4th Ave. is now blocked, as well as 3rd Ave. between Bell Street and Wall Street,” the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) stated. “Use alternate routes.”

Seattle Fire reported that Puget Sound Energy (PSE) secured the natural gas to the building, and is monitoring the air quality inside.

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