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A Tweet from the McMinnville Police Department raised concerns about ammonia, which initially prompted evacuations. But Pfeiffer says there was small amount of ammonia in a cooling system and what is still on site is expected to be removed by the end of Wednesday.
Details are still scarce when it comes to the cause of the fire.
“The only thing we know right now is the general location of where the fire started, which is in one of our dry warehouses. Other than that, I can’t speculate on the cause,” Pfeiffer said.
Before the fire, the creamery, which is a cooperative, processed roughly 500,000 pounds of milk every day from about 42 local family farms. Since the fire, it’s been a scramble to shuffle things around.
McMinnville creamery fire was accidental, but investigation of cause continues, officials say
Updated 1:10 PM;
Today 1:10 PM
A 3-alarm fire swept through a McMinnville creamery on Tuesday. Fire officials said the fire was accidental, but the investigation into the exact cause was ongoing.
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A three-alarm fire that roared through a creamery in McMinnville earlier this week was accidental, fire officials said Thursday.
The blaze broke out about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Organic Valley Creamery, at 700 Oregon 99W, just outside the city’s downtown core. Large flames and thick smoke poured from the building.
Fire officials evacuated nearby residents after they became concerned about the release of a chemical used as a refrigerant at the site, which processes milk and produces butter and powdered milk.