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BELLEVUE, Wash. — An apartment building in Bellevue was evacuated due to a reported smell of fentanyl, according to the Bellevue Police Department.
At about 11:49 a.m., Bellevue police officers, along with the Bellevue Fire Department, evacuated an apartment complex in the 3000 block of Bellevue Way Northeast.
Firefighters focused their evacuations on the third floor.
According to police, several residents have reported headaches. There were no reported injuries.
According to the Bellevue Fire Department, their hazmat crew found no readings of hazardous material, and nothing was found.
We are responding with @BvueFD to a hazmat call at an apartment complex in the 3000 block of Bellevue Way NE. Report of a strong odor of fentanyl in the building. Fire is evacuating the third floor as a precaution. Several residents reporting headaches, no other injuries.
— Bellevue, WA Police (@BvuePD) May 21, 2024
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