Benton County Commissioners Urge Lineage to Speed Cleanup of Finley Warehouse Fire | News

BENTON COUNTY, Wash. – Demolition and cleanup efforts continue at the site of the still smoldering Lineage Logistics warehouse fire that started April 21 in Finley. BFHD to distribute masks and air filtration units to Finley residents on June 2On Tuesday, June 4, the Benton County Board of Commissioners sent a letter to Lineage urging the company to accelerate its efforts to fully extinguish the fire, clean up the site and address air quality concerns in the area , which said in part: “The Board of County Commissioners cannot emphasize enough the urgency of this situation, its negative impacts on the surrounding community of Finley, and encourages you to conduct cleanup activities on a 24-hour rotation for the health, safety safety and well-being of the community.This is a critical situation and we appreciate the cleanup activities that began last week. Communication between your business, local fire, health and air quality agencies and the Finley community is extremely important as this process moves forward in the coming weeks. The Board of County Commissioners and our staff are happy to help facilitate these discussions.The consequences of this fire are felt by many people in the Finley area. We appreciate your urgency in putting out the fire and working with the community to clean it up. »The commissioner's full letter can be viewed here.