VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Lineage cold storage warehouse continues to smolder and burn three weeks after the fire started, destroying much of the massive building. The remaining fire is in the center of the nearly 12-acre building, which is too unstable for firefighters to enter to extinguish the fire completely, according to Benton Fire District 1.
“We keep trying, but based on where we can safely be inside the building and pressure needed for water to reach the burning area, and the lack of a consistent, high-volume water source, there’s not much we can do,” the district posted on social media. It is believed to be the largest structure fire ever in the Tri-Cities area.
The mostly volunteer crews of the fire district are no longer on site around the clock at the building at 224905 E. Bowles Road in Finley.