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Firefighters Doused Thursday Night Greenhouse Blaze in Cave Junction Area

Firefighters extinguished a greenhouse fire in the Cave Junction area this week.

On Thursday at 9:53 p.m., the Illinois Valley Fire District and Oregon Department of Forestry were dispatched to reports of a possible grass fire near the intersection of Caves Highway and Smith Sawyer Road.

Upon arrival and after making entry onto the property, suppression units found a greenhouse on fire. The blaze was quickly extinguished and overhauled.

IVFD officials said the cause of the fire was under investigation.
Posted on 7/27/24 5:22AM by Chuck Benson