WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) - A fire in central Washington state destroyed an apple packing plant late Friday and into Saturday but firefighters saved a nearby cold storage building.
Chelan County Fire District 1 spokesman Rick Isaacson says flames shot from all four sides of the 200-foot long, two-story building when firefighters arrived just after 8:30 p.m.
He says the roof of the Phillippi Fruit Co. building collapsed within an hour.
Firefighters suspect the fire had been burning for some time before a passer-by noticed smoke and alerted authorities.
About 50 firefighters and some 15 vehicles including three ladder trucks fought the flames, but the building is a total loss.
Firefighters remained at the scene Saturday awaiting excavators to put out smoldering areas.
Isaacson says no one was injured, and the cause hasn’t been determined.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.