Seattle’s landmarks board blocked a plan Wednesday to remove ladders and catwalks from the towers at Gas Works Park — a change that park officials argued could have reduced dangerous climbing.
The big picture: The proposal came after 15-year-old Mattheis Johnson died in July after climbing one of the preserved gasification towers and falling 50 feet.
- Park officials cited more than a dozen instances where people have fallen from the towers or attached structures since 2008. Those falls resulted in several serious injuries and three deaths, including Johnson’s.
Catch up quick: The towers were built in the early 1900s as part of…..