A FIRE at 190 Industrial Way in Beckwourth broke out about 4:17 a.m. Wednesday morning. According to Plumas County Sheriff’s Office Commander Johns, it was a structure fire at a heavy equipment repair building. Responding were Beckwourth Fire, Eastern Plumas Health Care, Sierra Valley Fire and Plumas Rural Electric.
A notice from Plumas County Environmental Health to Loyalton Fire read, “An auto repair business is burning with a variety of oils, solvents, and misc. hazmat. The fire departments are just protecting exposures and not actively fighting the fire. I will be sending staff out this morning for some better info, but I understand a black, thick smoke plume is currently heading southeast toward Loyalton.”
A notice from Plumas County Environmental Health to Loyalton Fire read, “An auto repair business is burning with a variety of oils, solvents, and misc. hazmat. The fire departments are just protecting exposures and not actively fighting the fire. I will be sending staff out this morning for some better info, but I understand a black, thick smoke plume is currently heading southeast toward Loyalton.”
