Firefighters arrived at 1905 NW Harborside Drive to find smoke and fire coming from the ship loader
City of Vancouver firefighters responded to the Port of Vancouver Wednesday to extinguish a fire in a ship loader that transfers grain. Firefighters were called to the Port of Vancouver at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday (April 2) for the report of a small grain fire.
Firefighters arrived at 1905 NW Harborside Drive to find smoke and fire coming from the ship loader. Vancouver’s Fire Boat also responded to the scene and assisted the crews from the Columbia River. Crews removed the grain from the ship loader for extinguishment.
Approximately 30 firefighters were on scene including several crews from Clark County Fire District 6. Firefighters safely accessed smoldering grain located within the grain loader by creating additional access points in the elevator to facilitate the controlled removal of grain to the ground. No injuries were reported at the time of this report. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Vancouver Fire Marshal’s Office.
Information provided by Vancouver Fire Department.
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