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Newport, Oregon, orders evacuations after fire at Pacific Seafood plant
- Anchorage Daily News, KGW and KOIN 6 are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Oregon coastal city issues evacuation order after fire at seafood plant”
- Our desk filed its story
Wire reporting: (AP, via Anchorage Daily News)
The city of Newport, Oregon, ordered people to leave a one-mile radius around a Pacific Seafood plant on Sunday after a fire and concern that smoke or tanks might involve ammonia1,2,3,4.
KGW said Lincoln County officials responded at 10:13 a.m. to a possible fire at 213 SW Bay Blvd. and that the city posted a one-mile evacuation at 10:34 a.m. because of potential ammonia contamination3. KOIN said Newport Fire Department crews were called about 8:51 a.m. and that Level 3 GO NOW orders went out at 10:13 a.m. from 203 SW Bay Blvd.4.
KOIN said Highway 20 from Harney Street west to Highway 101 was closed4. City officials told residents and visitors to stay indoors and wear a mask outside, according to AP and KGW2,3.
A shelter was first listed at Sam Case Elementary School; the AP rewrite carried by Anchorage Daily News said it was later moved farther north to Atonement Lutheran Church1,3,4. KGW said evacuees could bring pets3.
John Fuller, the city's public information officer, told AP the cause was not clear, no injuries had been reported, and crews were still at the scene1,4. KOIN said Lincoln County asked people not to call 911 except for life-threatening injuries4.
KGW later reported that officials said an ammonia tank at the plant did not appear to be leaking and that evacuation zones were being reduced3. KOIN's later headline also said evacuations had been scaled down4.
Newport, about 132 miles southwest of Portland, has a population of about 10,000, KOIN reported4. What started the fire and the full extent of any ammonia release remained under investigation Sunday1,3,4.
Sources
- (AP, via Anchorage Daily News)Oregon coastal city issues evacuation order after fire at seafood plant
- APOregon coastal city issues evacuation order after fire at seafood plant
- KGWEvacuation zone reduced near Newport fire; possible ammonia release under investigation
- KOIN 6Officials give update on Newport industrial fire as evacuations scaled down
How it’s being reported
3 sourcesFirst reported by KOIN 6
Evacuation zone reduced near Newport fire; possible ammonia release under investigation
Level 3 order, city map, pets at the shelter, and later reduction of the zone.
Local report that Bayfront evacuations followed a fire and possible ammonia contamination, then that the zone was later reduced.
Leaves out Resident interview carried on the AP rewrite.
Officials give update on Newport industrial fire as evacuations scaled down
Evacuation timing, road closure, fire-department ammonia concern, and city PIO comments via AP.
KOIN reported Level 3 GO NOW orders within a mile of 203 SW Bay Blvd., a Highway 20 closure, and an 8:51 a.m. fire call.
Leaves out KGW's later note that the ammonia tank did not appear to be leaking.
Oregon coastal city issues evacuation order after fire at seafood plant
Gives this outlet’s account of the story.
Same copy also at: AP
Where they agree
- A fire at Pacific Seafood in Newport on Sunday led to a one-mile evacuation over possible ammonia.
- Officials advised staying indoors and wearing a mask outside; no injuries were reported in AP's account.
- A shelter was set up at Sam Case Elementary at least initially.
Where they differ
When the fire call and evacuation were issued
Plant address and later ammonia status