A two-alarm fire destroyed a recycling facility for carpeting and carpet padding in downtown Kent on Saturday.
Firefighting crews from Kent and nearby departments responded to the fire at approximately 4 p.m. First-responding crews found heavy black smoke and flames from the structure in the 700 block of Central Avenue North.
The building is a total loss with structural collapse of exterior walls and parts of the roof complex. The building was unstable, preventing crews from entering the structure, the Kent Fire Department said.
There were no employees in the building at the time the fire began. There were no injuries to firefighters or civilians as of late Sunday evening, Kent fire officials reported.
Crew fought a stubborn fire, primarily because it had deep piles of carpeting and carpet padding and because access to the fire was limited.
There is no damage estimate available.
The fire remains under investigation.
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