The Bellingham Fire Department battled a three-alarm fire throughout the night Wednesday, July 17, at Clark Feed and Seed on Railroad Avenue in downtown Bellingham. The fire also spread next door to Avalon Records.
According to the initial report on the PulsePoint app, crews responded to a commercial fire at Clark Feed and Seed at 1326 Railroad Ave. at 7:16 p.m.
“They got here quick, and they’re working hard,” assistant chief Jay Comfort told The Bellingham Herald.
No civilians were injured in the fire, Bellingham Fire captain Dave Pethick told The Herald, but one firefighter was taken to St. Joseph’s hospital due to exhaustion and for observation. Pethick said he did not know which company the firefighter was from.
Fire crews from South Whatcom Fire Authority, North Whatcom Fire and Rescue and Whatcom County Fire District 7 joined Bellingham Fire in battling the blaze,with 20 units were on scene.