BURIEN, Wash. — The King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is investigating an explosion in Burien over the weekend.
Multiple 911 callers alerted authorities on Friday just after 5:15 p.m. for reports of an explosion near the intersection of South 116th Street and 1st Avenue South in Burien. The callers reported hearing an explosion, seeing an explosion or nearly being struck by an exploding object while driving in traffic, according to the KCSO.
Burien police found remnants of an improvised explosive device that was tossed onto the road. Investigators determined no one was injured from the explosion but at least one carload of people was "shaken up" because of proximity to the blast.
Authorities did not confirm whether the Friday explosion was related to a bomb scare that shut down Interstate 90 for hours on Saturday. Both directions of I-90 were closed for about three hours after police said a suspect attempted to light an explosive device while running away from officers.
The KCSO Bomb Disposal Unit is investigating the Burien explosion.