Cause of destructive fire at Whalen Tire unknown

摘要

BUTTE, Mont-Whalen Tire Inc.'s main warehouse in Butte was destroyed by an early morning fire June 11, and while fire investigators have ruled out arson, they have been unable to determine the cause.The fire was reported at 3 a.m. at the three-story building which also had two sub floors. Fire crews from five departments brought the blaze under control the afternoon of June 11 but firefighters spent the next several days dousing hot spots among the estimated 20,000 passenger, light truck and truck tires, valued at $1.7 million, inside the building. No one was injured.