RICHLAND, Wash.-
Update May 13:
According to Richland Fire Department Battalion Chief Brenda Rodgers, the US Linen fire was due to spontaneous combustion in a clean linen bin located towards the back of an outside loading dock.
ORIGINAL COVERAGE MAY 12
A fire outside of U.S. Linen is under investigation by the Richland Fire Marshal.
Richland Fire Department Battalion Chief Brenda Rodgers says the fire was first reported around 8 p.m. and crews found a linen bin outside the business on fire.
A fence stood between firefighters and the bin, but the fire was put out quickly. There are no reports of injury or damage to the building. A nearby truck in the parking lot did suffer from heat damage.