EVERETT — Significant smoke and water damage was reported after a Thursday night two-alarm fire at a paper recycling warehouse near Paine Field.
Firefighters were able to keep damage from the fire itself to a minimum, officials said.
The fire was reported around 6:30 p.m. by an employee who discovered smoke and flames coming from a bale of newspaper and cardboard. The items were inside the Fibres International warehouse in the 2600 block of 94th Street SW south of Everett.
Light smoke was coming from the building when firefighters arrived. Inside the smoke-filled warehouse they found fire burning in 50-foot stacks of paper bales, according to South County Fire, which worked alongside the Everett, Mukilteo, Paine Field and Boeing fire departments.
No one was injured.
An employee discovered smoke and flames coming from a bale of newspaper and cardboard inside the Fibres International warehouse near Paine Field on Thursday night. (South County Fire)
Firefighters opened roof vents to clear smoke and improve visibility for crews working inside the warehouse. They had the fire controlled within an hour, but the paper bales continued to smolder.
Heavy-duty fork lifts were used to remove the bales from the warehouse. Outside, heavy equipment from Boeing was used to move the bales away from the building so Paine Field Fire’s foam truck could spray them down with firefighting foam.
The Snohomish County Fire Marshal’s Office is continuing to investigate how the fire started.
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