WALLA WALLA, Wash.- According to the City of Walla Walla an evacuation is underway at the Marcus Whitman Hotel and Conference Center.
The Walla Walla Fire Department received reports that the basement of the Marcus Whitman Hotel had a chemical odors.
Readings indicate potentially unsafe conditions in the basement.
A source of the smell has not been located.
WWFD is working with the department of ecology to provide assistance.
The building is currently being evacuated in an exercise of caution.
Crews are asking the public to avoid the area if possible.