The Washington Potato Co. facility in Warden still smolders the next morning and smoke fills the air after a fire broke out in a potato dehydrator the afternoon of Jan. 21, prompting a response from fire departments across Grant and neighboring Adams counties.
February 9, 2021
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February 9, 2021 1 a.m.
Washington Potato lays off 62 workers at Warden facility
Pasco-based Oregon Potato Company announced Friday it was permanently laying off 62 employees at Warden-based Washington Potato Company, which caught fire in late January.
January 22, 2021 3:20 p.m.
Fire guts Warden potato processing plant, prompts nighttime evacuation
A fire that started late Thursday afternoon completely gutted a major potato processing facility and prompted an evacuation of nearly a third of Warden residents for several hours, according to Grant County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kyle Foreman.