Firefighters who rushed into a burning warehouse in Pacific last weekend narrowly avoided stepping into a set of bear traps positioned near the doors of an illegal marijuana grow operation, according to the Pacific Police Department (PPD).
The traps were live, set, and placed at entry points inside the building, creating what police called “a significant danger to first responders and others entering the property.” Investigators said no firefighters or officers were hurt during the initial call or the search that followed days later.
More than a week after the fire, evidence of the chaotic scene was still visible. Police tape remained strewn across the parking lot Sunday afternoon. As KIRO Newsradio pulled in to take a look, a Pacific police cruiser was leaving, part of what neighbors said are increased patrols at the property.
Fire at Pacific warehouse uncovers illegal marijuana grow
On May 23 at 6:34 p.m., the Valley Regional Fire Authority (VRFA) responded to a commercial fire at a warehouse in the 100 block of Stewart Road Southwest in Pacific, a small city sitting on the King-Pierce County line near Auburn, just a couple of blocks southeast of the Highway 167 off-ramp to Jovita and Stewart…