Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Serving the Big Horn Basin for over 100 years
Smoke billows out of a shop at 567 Washakie 10 while firefighters gear up to help fight the smoke and fire inside.
Worland Fire Chief Chris Kocher (center) looks to see where smoke is still billowing out of the shop area and determine the best attack plan. The fire inside was quickly contained and the firefighters worked to get to hot spots in the shop.
WORLAND – A shop fire Friday evening damaged the shop and farm equipment.
The fire at 567 Washakie 10, owned by Clark Brothers PTN, originated from material packed around the motor of a feed truck igniting after the truck was moved from one location to another and parked in the shop for the evening.
According to Worland Fire Department Chief Chris Kocher, the fire department received a call at approximately 7:30 p.m. Friday evening about a farm shop fire. Kocher stated that the fire was knocked down at around 8:10 p.m. and that there were no injuries but that four vehicles in the shop were damaged.
Fourteen firefighters, with two engines, a tender, two rescue trucks and two command units were able to fight the fire rather quickly and keep the damage contained to the shop and its contents.
