FERNDALE, Wash. — First responders were dispatched to the 2600 block of Delta Ring Road in Custer first due to an automated alarm and then witness reports of visible flames at a manufacturing facility.
Whatcom County Fire District 7 Assistant Fire Chief Ben Boyko said firefighters arrived to find 3 trees on the building’s perimeter on fire including 1 that was close to a fire suppression sprinkler that began discharging which then activated the automated alarm.
Boyko said damage was limited to the building’s exterior siding and windows.
The Whatcom County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.