Valley Regional Fire Authority firefighters quickly extinguished a fire to a family-owned business in Auburn early Sunday morning.
First-arriving units were on the scene at 4:01 a.m. in the 100 block of 3rd Street Northwest. First-arriving units viewed smoke and flames above the roof line of Norplex, Inc., a longtime Northwest plastic extrusion company. Access to the building was limited and the railroad tracks had to be shut down to access the location of the fire, the VRFA reported.
The fire was quickly extinguished, with a majority of the fire confined to the exterior of the building. However, fire had penetrated the interior.
No rail cars were damaged.
VRFA fire investigators determined that the fire was accidental in nature, originating in the area of a piece of electric equipment.
Damage is estimated at $40,000.
