Controlled fire burns out of control in College Place

Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

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Andy Porter

A firefighter hoses down the remains of a storage building in the 400 block of Russet Road. The structure and a second small building were destroyed when winds whipped a controlled burn out of control about noon Wednesday.

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Andy Porter

Caroline Angulo sprays water on the remains of a storage building next door to her residence in the 400 block of Russet Road. The building caught fire about noon Wednesday when winds blew a controlled fire out of control. Fire District 4 and College Place firefighters were able to contain the blaze before it spread to any residences.

COLLEGE PLACE - A blaze started by sparks from a burn pile destroyed an empty storage building and a chicken shed today. The fire in the 400 block of Russet Road was reported shortly after noon, said Brian Jones, assistant chief of Fire District 4. "Some people had a burn pile and the wind picked it up and moved it into the grass," he said. The blaze covered about a quarter acre, destroying the two small buildings but not damaging any nearby residences. College Place firefighters were also called out on mutual aid to the fire.

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