A flour mill in Pendleton burst into flames Wednesday morning. Officials say the building is a total loss.
Photo courtesy of Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal A flour mill in Pendleton burst into flames Wednesday morning. Officials say the building is a total loss.
A flour mill in Pendleton burst into flames Wednesday morning. Officials say
the building is a total loss.
Tennessee-based Grain Craft, which owns the mill, says it's working with farmers to handle wheat supply
The Grain Craft flour mill in Pendleton was destroyed in a fire that erupted Wednesday morning.
As of 7:30 a.m. Thursday morning, firefighters from Pendleton Fire and Ambulance were
still on the scene of the fire and several blocks near the mill were
closed to through traffic, according to Facebook updates from the Pendleton Police Department.
A press release issued by the city Thursday says
firefighters "are going to have more long days ahead of them before this incident is over" due to "the size of the building, the material inside, and the lack of safe access."
Comment: On the same day a huge fire was
reported at a bread factory over in Sydney, Australia:
Screen shot of the video linked above.
These fires are notable because there has still been a significant and suspicious uptick in fires at food processing plants in the last year, particularly in the US; however, regarding those detailed above, it remains to be seen whether they're related. This also comes amidst an international coordinated attack on farmers:
Comment: Video has emerged on Twitter: