Firefighters Say Arson The Cause of a Big Blaze in Yakima Sunday
The fire was reported at about 8:20 pm Sunday behind Roche Fruit and 1st Avenue and Lincoln.
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Big Blaze Burns Hundreds of Fruit Bins Near Yakima Warehouse
Yakima Fire Department Firefighters were called to the fire at about 8:20 pm. Roche Fruit is located in the 600 block N 1st Ave.
Fire Destroys Fruit Bins at Roche Fruit in Yakima
Crews from the warehouse used forklifts to help firefighters douse the flames that took about three hours before it was fully under control. The fire remains under investigation Today.
Roche Fruit Company Purchase Vacant Land
The two block section of Poplar Street between 1st Avenue and 3rd Avenue was permanently closed as of today in order to improve safety for both pedestrians and drivers in the largely industrial area.
Roche Fruit Company, Inc., a longtime mainstay of the Yakima Valley agricultural industry, purchased the now-closed section of Poplar Street which runs through Roche’s “Fruit Row” packing, storag