Losses are estimated at $450,000 in a farm shop fire near Toppenish, Wash., that burned several tractors.
Yakima County Fire District No. 5 says the fire started Monday afternoon when gasoline from a vehicle under repair came in contact with a work lamp. The light bulb exploded. Flames spread rapidly.
The Yakima Herald-Republic reports several workers inside the shop safely escaped.
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