The hill on the south side of the Pacific Boulevard overpass bears the obvious traces of a recent fire. I could not help noticing this on Monday when I rode on the pathway between Albany Station and Swanson Park.
Tags: Albany Fire Department, fire, hillside fire, June 10 fire, Pacific overpass, Pacific viaduct, railroad underpass
Deputies investigate straw fire on Riverside
When I read online about the fire of the big stack of straw southwest of Albany Monday, I wondered what could have caused it. So far the cause is undetermined, and Linn County detectives are trying to find what it was.
Tags: Albany Fire Department, bales of straw, Linn County Sheriff, Riverside Drive, straw, straw fire