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A Warden, Wash., potato processing plant burned and caused evacuations for much of town Thursday night, Jan. 21, 2021. A potato processing plant in the central Washington town of Warden burned down in a dramatic overnight fire Thursday.  By early Friday morning, emergency responders had evacuated nearly a third of the homes near the plant. Flames were licking a large tank of ammonia, and firefighters feared it might explode.  “This was a very large fire,” Kyle Foreman with the Grant County Sheriff’s Department said. “Certainly one of the top 10 in my career.” The fire was called i...

Potato Plant Down: Fire At Central Washington Facility Hurts Already Struggling Industry By A potato processing plant in the central Washington town of Warden burned down in a dramatic overnight fire Thursday.  By early Friday morning, emergency responders had evacuated nearly a third of the homes near the plant. Flames were licking a large tank of ammonia, and firefighters feared it might explode.  “This was a very large fire,” Kyle Foreman with the Grant County Sheriff’s Department said. “Certainly one of the top 10 in my career.” The fire was called in around 5...