A fire that tore through a shop northwest of Battle Ground on Wednesday did about a quarter-million dollars damage, according to investigators.
Firefighters responded Wednesday afternoon to a fire in a pole barn structure, at 8105 N.E. 289th St., and encountered flames around 40 feet high.
The fire destroyed the building, and did about $250,000 in damage to the structure and its contents, Deputy Clark County Fire Marshal Dan Young said.
The fire was an accident, he said: It started when sparks from welding caught combustible material, then waste oil, on fire.
