Bellingham firefighters called to licensed marijuana producer for commercial fire
The Bellingham Fire Department were called to the address of an Irongate neighborhood licensed marijuana producer after police spotted smoke and flames while responding to a burglary alarm early Monday.
Fire units were called at 2:25 a.m. June 28 to the 4000 block of Hammer Drive for the report of a commercial fire, according to the PulsePoint app.
The Washington State Department of Revenue records shows the address units were sent to is occupied by Victory Gardens and Nursery, a licensed Tier 1 marijuana producer and licensed marijuana processor.
Police first responded to a burglary alarm in the 4000 block of Hammer Driver, and found a broken glass door and that the structure was burning, Lt. Claudia Murphy told The Bellingham Herald. Police called the fire department to put out the fire.
“They alerted us, and by the time we arrived there was heavy smoke and fire coming from the roof,” Bellingham Fire spokesperson Dustin Michaelis said. “The fire was able to move up into the attic space, and at least half the building was a total loss. ... When a fire starts early in the morning and isn’t seen by people, it gets a pretty good start before we can get to it.”
No injuries were reported during the fire, according to Michaelis.
The cause of the fire and the apparent burglary remain under investigation, Murphy reported.
This story was originally published June 29, 2021 at 5:00 AM.
