Reward offered in Diamond fire

MELTING bins collapse under flames at Diamond Fruit Company Monday night along AGA Road.

 Kirby Neumann-Rea

Wy’East Fire District and local, state and federal investigators are working diligently to bring the Diamond Fruit Growers fruit bin fire case to a close and are asking for the public’s help in gaining more information about the Nov. 25, blaze, according to Wy’east Fire Chief Greg Borton.

A total of 10,000 plastic fruit bins, valued at about $1.3 million, were destroyed. No one was injured in the fire, which was fought by every fire department in the Hood River valley. Neighboring homes and vehicles were damaged.