A fire truck with Grant County Fire District No. 5 leaves Warden on Friday morning after a night battling a blaze at the Washington Potato Co.'s Warden plant, which processed potatoes into dehydrated potato flakes. The facility, which was still burning Friday morning, was completely gutted, according to Grant County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Kyle Foreman.
January 22, 2021
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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.