TUKWILA, Wash. — Three men at a Tukwila rail yard are reporting shortness of breath after being exposed to hazardous chemicals.
Two of the men are being evaluated by medics on-scene. The other man was transported to Valley Medical Center.
The chemicals appear to have come from a shipping container containing corrosive material.
The rail yard, situated in the 1200 block of 51st Street South, It within the BNSF Railway network.
Hazardous material technicians are on-scene and say the materials are contained.
UPDATE: 3 adult males experiencing shortness of breath after exposure to hazardous materials. Medic One evaluating. pic.twitter.com/KAs7rpiYW7
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