Sellers Road was closed for about 30 minutes in both directions Sunday afternoon as Banks Fire District crews responded to a container fire.
According to Banks Fire Public Information Officer Mitch Ward, crews were dispatched to reports of a vehicle fire — a generic term used for similar type fires — at 12:20 p.m. Sunday, March 2 near the intersection of Sellers Road and Highway 26 just north of Banks.
Upon arrival, crews discovered an approximately 40-foot-long storage container on fire.
“The fire was quickly extinguished once our crews arrived,” Ward said in a message to the Banks Post.
Ward said the road was closed for about 30 minutes in each direction due to the numerous emergency response vehicles using the roadway. A Banks Post reader shared a photo of a Washington County Sheriff’s Office vehicle blocking Sellers Road near the Banks-Vernonia State Trail trailhead in Banks.
Ward noted that the cause of the fire remained under investigation.
Chas Hundley is the editor of the Banks Post and sister news publications the Gales Creek Journal and the Salmonberry Magazine. He grew up in Gales Creek and has a cat.
