Wenatchee Valley Firefighters responded to a warehouse fire early Monday morning.

Fire Breaks Out Before Dawn on Columbia Street

Fire crews responded around 1:15 a.m. to the 800 block of S Columbia St in Wenatchee and found a brick and heavy timber construction building with heavy smoke throughout the basement and into the first floor, with flames erupting from the basement.

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Crews Forced to Withdraw as Structure Burns

Shortly after attacking the blaze, firefighters had to withdraw from the building prior to completing a search for possible occupants. Crews switched to a defensive strategy to prevent the flames from spreading and fire officials say they were largely successful. loading...

Excavator Deployed to Control Remainin

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