Businesses and homes within a mile of the Newport Bayfront were evacuated Sunday morning after a large fire and ammonia leak at a Pacific Seafood plant, with about 40 firefighters at the scene by mid-morning. OPB
opbEvacuations ordered within one mile of seafood plant fire on Newport’s BayfrontBusinesses and homes within a mile of the Newport Bayfront were evacuated Sunday morning after a large fire and ammonia leak at one of Pacific Seafood’s plants threatened the commercial and tourist-oriented area along Yaquina Bay.
What should a small port town like Newport have in place to protect residents and working waterfront businesses when a plant that stores ammonia catches fire?
