The Washington State Penitentiary on the edge of Walla Walla.
The Washington State Penitentiary on the edge of Walla Walla.
No one was injured in a fire at the Washington State Penitentiary on Thursday, July 29, that caused about $35,000 in damage, according to a release from the Walla Walla Fire Department.
The fire was caused by an overheated lithium battery sitting on a wooden shelf in a pump house, officials said.
Other than the pump house, no other structures were threatened.
Crews were first dispatched at 10:17 and had the fire under control by 11:12 a.m.
Jeremy Burnham can be reached at jeremyburnham@wwub.com or 509-526-8321.
Jeremy covers courts and public safety for the Union-Bulletin. He graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2019 with a degree in journalism.
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