Peshastin Blue Bird warehouse fire under investigation

    Local fruit company and oldest co-opertaive in Central Washington, Blue Bird Inc., has suffered a severe blow Sunday night at their Peshastin location. A cold storage warehouse fire has caused the company to be looking at a range of $15-20 million in damages, according to Chelan County Fire District 6 Chief Phil Mosher.
    The fire was initially reported at roughly 7:06 p.m. The fire started from the outside of the building and it's not completely put out as of March 6 with the interior still burning, according to Mosher.
    Chelan County Fire District 6, Chelan County Fire District 1, Chelan County Fire District 3, Chelan County Fire District 9, Cashmere Fire Department and Cascade Medical were all entities that responded to the fire.
    The unfortunate event caused a smokey haze along with a 48 hour boil water advisory. The advisory has been lifted after water from the Peshastin wells were tested and free of contaminant, according to a press release from Peshastin Water Department. The water department reported they had been treating the water with extra chlorine as a precautionary measure.  
    The cause of fire is still undetermined, however the investigation is underway to discover why. Chelan County Fire Marshal, Bob Plumb is in charge of the investigation and has recruited the Chelan County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives to assist.