The explosion occurred just after 10:30 a.m. at the Mountlake Terrace facility, according to the county. Nobody was hurt.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — Southwest Recycling & Transfer Station closed Monday after an explosion inside a refuse transport container.
The explosion occurred just after 10:30 a.m. at the Mountlake Terrace facility, according to the county. Nobody was hurt.
Fire crews were sent to the scene to extinguish the fire inside the container filled with compacted garbage.
“We are grateful to our quick-thinking Solid Waste staff members who helped to respond to this emergency and to fire crews who quickly responded to the scene,”
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