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Fire destroys Washington Potato Company, triggers evacuation

by Emily Thornton, Community Editor
| January 21, 2021 7:50 PM

A fire erupted inside Washington Potato Company in Warden Thursday night and likely was going to burn for several hours, officials said. It also triggered a Level 3 Evacuation and possible ammonia tank explosion.

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