COLUMBIA FALLS — We are learning additional information about a Wednesday explosion and fire at the Weyerhaeuser MDF plant in Columbia Falls.
Columbia Falls Fire Chief Karl Weeks tells MTN that crews arrived at the scene shortly before 8 a.m. and found light smoke showing and sheet metal that had been blown off a structure.
Chief Weeks added that the explosion was caused by an electrical issue, and because of the size of the structure, the fire was not officially knocked down until shortly before 1 p.m.
The Columbia Falls, Evergreen, Whitefish, Kalispell and Bad Rock fire departments all responded to the scene which wasn’t cleared until 3:50 p.m. on Wednesday.
- information from Derek Joseph included in this report.
