Port Angeles Fire Department Capt. Keith Bogues

Port Angeles Fire Department Capt. Keith Bogues

BREAKING NEWS: Fire at The Landing centered on power storage room below restaurant

PORT ANGELES — A power storage battery unit caught fire at The Landing mall, and was still burning at 2 p.m. with no estimate of when the fire will be out.

The fire triggered an evacuation of the waterfront landmark and forced the closure of Railroad Avenue and City Pier due to firefighting vehicles and concerns about the smoke from the electrical fire.

Firefighters from Port Angeles Fire Department isolated a small battery room in the northeast corner of the building, where water and smoke poured out of vents above three glass doors.

The batteries receive and store power from a wind and solar array on The Landing property.

The fire was contained in the battery room, which has its own fire suppression system, and isolated the fire and smoke to the one small compartment where the battery system is stored, according to fire officials.

The room at the complex’s northeast corner is one story below the private dining area of Downriggers restaurant.

Firefighters were cautious in entering the building because of high voltage in the room, even after city of Port Angeles workers turned off power to the building.

Sprinkler systems in the rest of the building were not triggered, and the majority of the smoke from the fire was vented outside.

————————

Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5070, or at arwyn.rice@peninsuladailynews.com.

More in News

Power outage scheduled in east Port Angeles

Clallam County Public Utility District has announced a power… Continue reading

Bill Schlichting of Wilder Toyota holds up the rubber duck belonging to winner Colleen WIlliams of Port Angeles at the 36th annual Great Olympic Peninsula Duck Derby held at City Pier on Sunday. (Dave Logan/For Peninsula Daily News)
Lucky duck

Bill Schlichting, Wilder Toyota sales manager, holds up the rubber duck belonging… Continue reading

State lawmakers have delayed full funding for the Simdars Road Interchange to at least 2031 as the state faces a budget shortfall for the next four years and other transportation projects have a higher priority. (Matthew Nash/Olympic Peninsula News Group file)
Sequim corridor project delayed

Budget shortfall, priorities lead to decision

Superintendent marks 20 years of service

QVSD principals highlight goals and challenges

A lab mix waits in the rain for the start of the 90th Rhody Festival Pet Parade in Uptown Port Townsend on Thursday. The festival’s main parade, from Uptown to downtown, is scheduled for 1 p.m. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Pet parade

A lab mix waits in the rain for the start of the… Continue reading

Casandra Bruner.
Neah Bay hires new chief of police

Bruner is first woman for top public safety role

Port Townsend publisher prints sci-fi writer’s work

Winter Texts’ sixth poetry collection of Ursula K. Le Guin

Time bank concept comes to Peninsula

Members can trade hours of skills in two counties

Peninsula Home Fund grants open for applications

Nonprofits can apply online until May 31

Honors symposium set for Monday at Peninsula College

The public is invited to the Peninsula College Honors… Continue reading

Bliss Morris of Chimacum, a float builder and driver of the Rhody float, sits in the driver’s seat on Thursday as he checks out sight lines in the 60-foot float he will be piloting in the streets of Port Townsend during the upcoming 90th Rhody Parade on Saturday. Rhody volunteer Mike Ridgway of Port Townsend looks on. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Final touches

Bliss Morris of Chimacum, a float builder and driver of the Rhody… Continue reading