FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL ON THE SCENE OF WHAT WAS A 4-ALARM BLAZE LAST NIGHT, AT A COLD STORAGE FACILITY ON WEST BEACH STREET (AT THE INTERSECTION OF INDUSTRIAL ROAD) IN WATSONVILLE. THE FIRE, AT THE 78 THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT APPLE GROWERS ICE AND COLD STORAGE FACILITY, WAS CALLED IN AT 3:30 P.M., AND IT WAS DECLARED A 2-ALARM FIRE 7 MINUTES LATER, AND A 3-ALARM BLAZE ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER THAT. THE STRUCTURE, WHICH WAS BUILT IN 1928 (BY A COOPERATIVE OF 23 GROWERS) HAD A VALUE OF 1.87 MILLION DOLLARS….AND THE PRODUCTS STORED INSIDE WERE VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY 4 MILLION DOLLARS.
THIS HISTORIC BUILDING HAD A MURAL OF AN APPLE ORCHARD.
