PORT ANGELES — A barge from which fireworks were launched for The Landing mall’s Independence Day party Monday night caught fire early Tuesday morning while docked at a nearby pier.
The small fire, reported at 3:30 a.m., was easily extinguished by the Port Angeles Fire Department, said Fire Chief Dan McKeen.
The barge was docked at the pier that extends north from The Landing, 115 E. Railroad Ave. It received minor damage from the fire, the fire chief said.
McKeen said the cause of the fire was undetermined but added it was likely that it had something to do with fireworks.
“You don’t have to go too far to guess what likely would have caused it,” he said.