According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, local police and fire agencies responded to an arson attack at the Washington Potato Company in Warden, Washington.
The sheriff has a ‘risk of explosion in ammonia tanks’.
Warden is located about 90 kilometers southwest of Spokane. According to a recent estimate by the Census Bureau, the population is about 2800 inhabitants. It is unclear at this time the exact number of residents ordered to evacuate.
Authorities have issued a Level 3 evacuation, meaning “GO NOW” for “All areas west of Road U-SE and south of SR170, Warden,” a sheriff’s office tweeted late Thursday..
“Law enforcers go from house to house to inform people in the level 3 environment,” reads the message.
Officials said there had been no reports of injuries so far.
“The Red Cross can provide assistance to those displaced by the #WardenFire,” the Grant County Sheriff’s Office tweeted.
According to the Washington Potato Company, which is owned by Oregon Potato Co., it is known for “top quality and dehydrated potato products, both locally and around the world.”