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Thursday, February 5, 2026
Blaze Destroys WC Grain Cribs
From the "Grant County Journal."
January 4, 2016
Most of the photo from their FB page were mine that I allowed them to use. The aerial ones are from their truck on scene.
How long was the BNSF main shut down? Was there damage to track or ties?
ReplyDeleteI think it was open that evening. No track damage.
ReplyDeleteTough conditions fighting that fire, freezing and all. They ever determine a cause?
ReplyDeleteI hear either grain dust, or a spark from a New Year's firework.
ReplyDeleteWeird how grain can combust. I remember the big Timco silos in Tacoma had the same situation.
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