A cedar shake mill south of Forks was destroyed as a blaze ripped through the building Wednesday morning.
A passerby reported the fire at about 8:30 a.m., said Bill Paul, chief of Clallam County Fire District No. 1.
Paul was on scene within three minutes and with the help of 14 firefighters from Fire District No. 1, the Department of Natural Resources, Clallam County Fire District No. 6 and the La Push Fire Department, was able to have the fire contained within about an hour.
Firefighters from several agencies were on scene throughout Wednesday morning extinguishing hot spots, said Bill Paul, chief of Clallam County Fire District No. 1. His fire district remained on scene through the night on fire watch.
He said when he arrived at the fire at 185183 U.S. Highway 101, about 4 miles south of Forks, the cedar mill was fully engulfed in flames.
Flames were shooting about 50 feet in the air as thick smoke, which could be seen from Forks, poured into the air.