The concrete pad the grain elevator sat sits empty. All that remains is some twisted wreckage and huge piles of scorched grain. Once the elevator wreckage is cleared, the grain will be hauled away in coming days. The side of the elevator was even used as a makeshift movie screen for drive-in movie nights. The town lost a local landmark that features on its entrance signs and was a popular community gathering place. The feedmill owner lost his elevator and a large amount of grain. Healthy Herds told the town it wanted to get going as soon as insurers approved the effort.įortais said the situation has been tough for everybody. Tire fires, although infrequent, are serious situations that are difficult to extinguish and expensive to clean-up. Smoke and stench from the site blew across town when the wind was in the wrong direction, prompting numerous complaints and questions about when the site would finally be cleared away. Bentley firefighters had to return frequently to deal with hot spots and flare-ups. In the case of chemical asphyxiation, the fire produces compounds that interfere with your bodily cells and their ability to use available oxygen. Volunteer firefighters from Bentley and Lacombe fought the fire all night.įor weeks after the spectacular blaze the debris and tens of thousands of bushels of grain smouldered. The fire at the landmark grain elevator and local landmark was reported about 1:30 a.m. “The property owner got on it very quickly,” said Fortais. Town chief administrative officer Marc Fortais said the Healthy Herds Feedmill owner began work as soon as he got the green light from insurers and crews have been busy cleaning up debris all week. Community residents and organizers reached out to Cascade Relief Team to help coordinate and maximize the clean up efforts. The smoky pong that was hanging over Bentley is gone and cleanup of the remains of a spectacular grain elevator fire just before Christmas is well underway. 19th 2021 a volunteer cleanup effort will begin in Blue River Oregon, to help those who lost their homes in the Holiday Farm Fire.
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