Seattle city leaders broke ground on Monday at the site of Fire Station 31, after the old station was evacuated nearly five years ago over health concerns.
The city relocated crews at the old Fire Station 31 building in October of 2019, when it determined that “it no longer met SFD’s operational needs” after mold was discovered inside.
For decades leading up to that, the station had become infamous for concerns over increased cancer rates and other illnesses from firefighters who worked there, known by many within the department as “cancer house.”