This week in history in Douglas County.
Written By:
Rachel Barduson | ×
Fire raged through a SunOpta warehouse facility on 3rd Avenue West on Friday morning, Jan. 21, 2011, leaving behind charred debris coated in ice. (Echo Press file photo)
This Week in 2011, 10 years ago: Fire raged through a Sun-Opta warehouse on Third Avenue/County Road 82 in Alexandria. These statistics briefly sum up some facts in fighting the fire for 29 hours: 11 fire departments with 75-100 firemen; 100-plus gallons of foam; 1.1 million gallons of water; more than $1 million in damage. The initial fire call was reported at 1 a.m. on Jan. 21, according to Alexandria Fire Chief Jeff Karrow.