Who would have thought microwave popcorn could lead to building evacuations? I mean, we’re not talking about bombs, we’re talking about popcorn…soon-to-be named weapon of mass destruction in Seattle.

The Fleets and Facilities Department of Seattle issued a note to Employees at Civic Center Buildings saying that there have been several evacuations in recent years due smoke alarms being tripped by burning popcorn.

The note continued by saying that there has also been several evacuations at City Hall and Seattle Municipal Tower because of burnt popcorn.

The problem has reached such proportions that if it continues the FFDS will issue a microwave popcorn ban in downtown City buildings.