October 2006 Yakima hops fire

The October 2006 Yakima hops fire was a large-scale fire that destroyed a significant amount of the US total hops production, in a warehouse located in Yakima, Washington.

The fire started shortly before noon local time on October 2, 2006 in a 40,000-square-foot (3,600-square-meter) warehouse operated by S.S. Steiner Inc., one of the four largest hop buyers in the Yakima Valley of central Washington. By mid-afternoon, flames engulfed most of the building.

The fire destroyed or ruined about 10,000 bales, each weighing about 200 pounds (90 kilograms) and likely worth $1.75 to $2 a pound.

It is estimated this represents about four percent of the total US production.

References

• "Feds Hop Into Hops Fire Probe". CBS News. October 4, 2006. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/04/business/main2060017.shtml. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 

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