Fifty Storage Units Lost In Friday Fire

Fifty storage units burned in Friday’s fire that started in brush behind the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facility in the vicinity of Webber and River Road in The Dalles.  Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue Division Chief Adam Cole says the storage units were a total loss.  He added the fire caused more nearby damage as well.  Two vehicles were burned at the UPS facility, and there was minimal damage to the grain silo.  Cole said the investigation into what cause the fire is still underway, with the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Oregon State Police involved in that.  The fire started on Friday afternoon, with crews from MCFR, the Oregon Department of Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, Oregon State Fire Marshal, and Wasco, Hood River, Klickitat, Sherman, Skamania, and Clackamas counties working into Saturday morning to extinguish the fire.   Law Enforcement agencies from the region assisted and were prepared to evacuate NORCOR if needed.

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