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Amazon building in South Lake Union evacuated for bomb threat

Dec 15, 2014, 12:00 PM | Updated: 4:33 pm

A bomb threat shut down one of Amazon’s main buildings in South Lake Union Monday morning. (B...

A bomb threat shut down one of Amazon's main buildings in South Lake Union Monday morning. (Ben Lakey/Geekwire image)

(Ben Lakey/Geekwire image)

A bomb threat shut down one of Amazon’s main buildings in South Lake Union Monday morning.

Building security called police to report a threatening note was found in a bathroom around 10:30 a.m. in the Amazon complex, in the 400 block of Terry Avenue N, GeekWire first reported.

The evacuation was limited to the building known as Day 1 South.

“We are investigating a threats complaint in the 400 block of Terry Avenue North and are working with the affected business. That’s all the information I can provide at this time,” said Seattle police Sgt. Sean Whitcomb in a statement.

Police cars were seen outside the building around noon. GeekWire reports many employees are working from home and the surrounding area was pretty quiet during a typically busy time of day.

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