Massive fire rips through apple packing plant in Chelan County

  • Source: KCPQ-TV FOX 13
  • Published: 03/25/2017 08:36 PM

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.



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