Volunteer groups unearthed nearly 80 propane tanks during a Seattle homeless encampment cleanup, with 20 said to still contain highly flammable propane.
A shocking discovery rattled volunteer groups cleaning up a Seattle homeless encampment over the Labor Day weekend as they unearthed nearly 80 propane tanks, 20 of which still reportedly contained flammable material. 'We have many camps going up in flames, we see them every day. We see explosions inside our greenspaces, it's from the propane tanks. It's a ticking timebomb,' Tim Emerson, program director of nonprofit group We Heart Seattle, told KOMO 4 News, a local outlet.
in Seattle said at the time that the cause of the fire was under investigation, but quoted We Heart Seattle’s Andrea Suarez as saying the encampments are 'ticking timebombs' while stating the risk isn't taken seriously enough. Propane tanks were seen among the debris. In a recent report, Suarez told the outlet that the same cleanup that uncovered 80 propane tanks also uncovered other dangerous materials, including guns, machetes and blades.
In July, KOMO 4 News reported on a suspected encampment fire after multiple propane tanks exploded at a park near Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood. The latest discovery is only a warning of what could have happened – or what could happen at another encampment in the area.
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