Thursday, April 15, 2021 - Week 15
late night fire destroys pot businessBy Gordon Weeks
gordon@masoncounty.com About 70 firefighters battled a blaze Tuesday evening that burned a marijuana growing business to the ground in the Port of Shelton industrial park next to Sanderson Field. At 9:14 p.m., crews were dispatched to a commercial fire alarm on West Enterprise Road. One minute later, fire dispatch upgraded the fire to a confirmed structure fire, with flames leaping through the roof. Upon arrival, crews took a defensive attack of the large manufacturing building, Mason County Fire District 11 reported in a news release. The response was upgraded to a three-alarm structure fire utilizing three full-size ladder trucks. Crews were able to protect surrounding buildings. No injuries were reported. Called in to battle the blaze were Fire Districts 1, 3, 4, 6, 13 and 18; Central Mason Fire, West Mason, Thurston County’s Griffin Fire, McLane Black Lake, Olympia Fire, Lacey Fire, the Mason County Sheriff’s Office, and Mason County PUD 3. The fire was declared under control at 11 p.m., Mason County Fire District 11 Chief Brandon Searles told the Shelton-Mason County Journal on Wednesday morning. Crews remained on hand all day to extinguish any “hot spots,” he said. The Mason County Fire Marshals office is investigating the cause of the fire, Searles said. For more of the Shelton-Mason County Journal, subscribe to our weekly edition. |
Inslee signs MacEwen billBy Katie Hayes
katie@masoncounty.com Gov. Jay Inslee signed Rep. Drew MacEwen’s liquor bill Tuesday, which extends certain liquor licensees’ ability to sell alcohol for curbside, takeout and delivery. “The coronavirus pandemic has created tremendous financial hardship for thousands of leisure and hospitality businesses across our state,” MacEwen said in a news release. “Many of these businesses have been struggling to keep their doors open, which is why this bill is so critical.” MacEwen’s bill — House Bill 1480 — received bipartisan support. The new law extends licensees’ ability to sell alcohol with fewer restrictions until July 1, 2023. Businesses that can sell alcohol products for curbside, takeout and delivery include spirits, beer and wine restaurants, taverns, wineries, breweries, distilleries, snack bars, nonprofit arts licensees and caterers. MacEwen believes the bill will help businesses struggling with the economic impacts of COVID-19 to stay afloat. “I am grateful for the bipartisan support this bill has received throughout the process, from its introduction to its approval on the House and Senate floors,” MacEwen said in the news release. “As the pandemic continues, we must continue working together to pass sound legislation that will ensure our businesses can remain open and carry on as staples in our communities.” For more of the Shelton-Mason County Journal, subscribe to our weekly edition. |
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