{"id":20263,"date":"2008-08-07T14:36:06","date_gmt":"2008-08-07T21:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/covington-blaze-keeps-firefighters-busy\/"},"modified":"2016-10-22T00:25:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T07:25:42","slug":"covington-blaze-keeps-firefighters-busy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/covington-blaze-keeps-firefighters-busy\/","title":{"rendered":"Covington blaze keeps firefighters busy"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kent Fire Department continued to monitor the smoldering remains of a wood-debris fire at a Covington wood-recycling facility Thursday.<\/p>\n

The blaze broke out at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at the facility near Highway 18 and Covington-Sawyer Road, according to a Kent Fire Department media release.<\/p>\n

Within minutes, flames shot up more than 100 feet and smoke could be seen for miles.<\/p>\n

Firefighters from Kent, Maple Valley and King County Fire District 44 responded to the fire.<\/p>\n

The wood-debris pile was estimated at 175 feet by 50 feet and was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.<\/p>\n

After applying more than 2,000 gallons of water per minute with little effect, firefighters decided to concentrate the water on unburned portions of the fire to keep it from spreading.<\/p>\n

They stayed at the scene to keep the fire from spreading as the wood burned down.<\/p>\n

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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