Grain elevator near Wilson Creek burns
<div>Robert P. Monteleone/Columbia Basin Herald</div><div> </div><div>????Engines from Ephrata and Grant County fire departments fight to contain the blaze at Wilson Creek Union Grain & Trading Company Saturday. </div>
A grain elevator on the Burlington Santa Fe line in Wilson Creek caught fire Saturday afternoon.
The Grant County Sheriff's Office said no injuries were reported. The fire is now under control, but expected to continue burning for a while longer.
Two wood grain elevators appear to be a total loss, according to the GCSO. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The rail line was closed. There are no road closures.
The Sheriff's Office is asking that people avoid the area until the fire is completely out.
— Staff report
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