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Warehouse Fire Puts Smoke, Boil Water Recommendation Into Peshastin Overnight

A massive warehouse fire at Blue Bird in Peshastin pumped heavy smoke into the Wenatchee Valley overnight and prompted a 48-hour boil water recommendation for Peshastin residents.

Chelan County firefighters from Peshastin, Leavenworth, Cashmere and Wenatchee, as well as Cascade ambulance, responded to Peshastin Mill Road a little after 7 p.m. yesterday to find the west side of the cold storage building in flames.

The fire was visible from Highway 2 and continued to burn for several hours. The cause is currently unclear, as well as the extent of the damage.

Chelan County Emergency Management issued a 48-hour boil water recommendation for residents of Peshastin, as there’s concern from water district officials that chemicals or materials related to the fire could seep into a nearby well. The water district’s electrical equipment building is also close to the Bluebird facility. The boil water notice recommendation is in place as a precaution, officials said.

Peshastin Mill Road is still an active fire area and road closures will likely remain in effect for the day.

2 Comments

  1. Rex King on March 4, 2019 at 10:56 am

    You left out Fire District 6 And it was a District 6 fire

    • Dan Langager on March 4, 2019 at 11:10 am

      Thanks Rex, District 6 includes Peshastin and Cashmere. Responding agencies were Chelan County Fire Districts 6 (Peshastin, Dryden, Cashmere, Monitor), 3 (Leavenworth), 9 (Lake Wenatchee) and 1 (Wenatchee).

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