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Firefighters Praising Local Business For Readiness During Tuesday Fire
Firefighters Praising Local Business For Readiness During Tuesday Fire
The Wenatchee Valley Fire Department is singing the praises of a local fruit grower for the high level of preparedness it displayed during a fire at one of its packing facilities this morning. Crews with Wenatchee Valley Fire Department were dispatched to the blaze at Stemilt Growers in the 2800 block of Euclid Avenue in Wenatchee at just before 8 a...
Fire Damages Shop Building Near Orondo
Fire Damages Shop Building Near Orondo
A building in Douglas County has heavy damage following a Thursday evening fire. Orondo Fire Department Chief Jim Oatey says the blaze occurred along U.S. Highway 2 about a mile north of Turtle Rock Island. Crews arrived on scene to discover a shop building fully engulfed in flames and two RVs in front of the structure that were being threatened by the flames...
Ephrata Man Suffers Life-Threatening Burns In New Year’s Eve Fire
Ephrata Man Suffers Life-Threatening Burns In New Year’s Eve Fire
An Ephrata man is in the hospital after police say he suffered life-threatening burns during a fire in the early morning hours of New Year's Eve. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says deputies and fire crews were dispatched to a reported fire in a gazebo in the 17000 block of Road B Northwest at around 1:30 a...
Fire Forces Closure Of Okanogan Hotel
Fire Forces Closure Of Okanogan Hotel
An Okanogan hotel has been forced to shut down after sustaining damage during a Tuesday morning fire. Firefighters were dispatched to the Quality Inn & Suites in the single-digit block of Apple Way Road at around 9:30 a.m. where they discovered smoke and flames rising from the top floor and roof of the building. ...