Fire at Grain Elevator in Mt. Angel, OR

Four-alarm fire impacts four other businesses

October 11, 2021

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Firefighters battled a four-alarm fire that burned through a large commercial grain elevator early Saturday morning in Mt. Angel, OR, reports KATU2.

The fire broke out shortly before 1 a.m. Officials say the fire impacted an antique business called the Blackbird Granary, a hazelnut business called KP Harvesttime, Wood Pellet Stoves, and Hidden Bed of Oregon.

No one was hurt.

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