A chunk of hillside above the 5000 block of Beach Drive SW in West Seattle gave way on Tuesday, sending soil, trees and a hefty pile of debris crashing into two yards below. City crews and inspectors moved in quickly, and there were no reports of people trapped or injured.
As reported by the West Seattle Blog, Seattle Fire dispatched several units to the 5000 block, and department spokesperson David Cuerpo told the outlet, “Crews evaluated the debris from the landslide and determined no one was trapped or reported injuries.” The blog also reports that the city’s Department of Construction and Inspections said the slide affected three properties, one above the failure and two below, and that inspectors posted yellow tags on each of those properties.
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