Woodland Ag Facility Full Of Hemp Catches Fire; Crews Say It Will Take Some Time To Put Out
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WOODLAND (CBS13) – Firefighters say they expect to be at the scene for a while after an agricultural facility in rural Woodland caught fire early Friday morning.
Woodland Fire crews responded to the scene along the 1800 block of County Road 98 around 4 a.m.
Crews report that the fire involves a heavy fuel load, meaning it will take some time to put out the flames.
It appears a large amount of hemp caught fire, crews say. The fire was contained to the main metal building and firefighters kept the flames from spreading to other units.
Exactly what started the fire is unclear.
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